'' Tongzhi in Love'' is a 2008 30-minute documentary film directed by
Ruby Yang which portrays the life of
gay men in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
. The film was produced by
Thomas Lennon and features music by
Bill Frisell and
Brian Keane. The film's world premiere was at the
Silverdocs Film Festival in
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
, on 18 June 2008 and the
West Coast premiere at the
Frameline Film Festival
The Frameline Film Festival (also known as San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival and formerly known as San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) is an annual event that ...
in
San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
on 28 June 2008. (Film was previously known as ''A Double Life'' and appears under that title in the Frameline catalog.) "
Tongzhi" means "comrade" and has become a slang term for "gay" in several Asian countries. This film was shown at many film festivals and garnered several prestigious awards which include the Golden Gate Award for best documentary short the 52nd
San Francisco International Film Festival
The San Francisco International Film Festival (abbreviated as SFIFF), organized by SFFILM, is held each spring for two weeks, presenting around 200 films from over 50 countries. The festival highlights current trends in international film and vid ...
and the Silver Award at Mix Brasil Festival of Diversity.
See also
*
Homosexuality in China
External links
*
*
Film Excerpts
2008 films
2008 short documentary films
American LGBTQ-related documentary films
Chinese LGBTQ-related films
Documentary films about China
American short documentary films
Films directed by Ruby Yang
2008 LGBTQ-related films
2000s American films
{{short-documentary-film-stub