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Le Nguyen

Talking to My Best Friend
Tro Chuyen voi Ban Than

Logline
The goal of their lives: To become women.
Talent
Le Nguyen
Role of participant
Director
Director
Le Nguyen
Producer
Le Nguyen
Status
finished
Year of production
2013
Running time
13 min
Genre
Documentary (Creative)
Country of Production
Vietnam
Production Company
Independence / Self-investment
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Cast & Crew

Cinematographer
Xuan Binh

Contact

Name
Le Nguyen
Company
Independence
E-mail
lenguyen.filmmaker@gmail.com

Festivals and Awards

1. Yxineff 2013 (Vietnam): Official Selection, Local Competition. Nominated at 4 categories: Vietnam Heart Award (Local Competition), Fire Heart Award (Production Award), Red Heart Award (Audiences Choice) and Rainbow Heart Award (LGBT films). Screened in 3 cities (Hochiminh City, Hanoi, Danang) of Vietnam in 2013.

2. ICAAP 11 Film Festival (Thailand): Screened at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand in November, 2013.

3. Queer Forever Festival (Vietnam): Screened in Hanoi, Vietnam in December, 2013.

4. Chopshots Documentary Film Festival 2014 (Indonesia): Official Selection. Screened in Jakarta, Indonesia in April, 2014.

5. Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival 2014 (Malaysia): Official Selection. “ASEAN Docs+” category. Screened in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia in June, 2014.

6. Rainbow Cinema Night (Vietnam): Screened in Hochiminh City, Vietnam in June, 2014.

7. Leeds Queer Film Festival 2014 (UK): Official Selection. Screened in Leeds, the United Kingdom in July, 2014.

8. Viet Pride 2014 (Vietnam): Screened in Hochiminh City, Vietnam in July, 2014.

9. The UK Film Week (Vietnam): Screened in Hanoi and Hochiminh City, Vietnam in September 2014.

10. Yangon LGBT Film Festival (Myanmar): Official Selection. Screened in Yangon, Myanmar in November 2014.

11. Hanoi International Film Festival 2014 (Vietnam): Official Selection. Short Films Competition. Screened in Hanoi, Vietnam in November 2014.

12. Salamindanaw International Film Festival 2014 (Philippines): Official Selection. “Asian Shorts Competition” shortlist. Screened in General Santos, Philippines in November 2014.

13. QC Internation PINK Film Festival (Philippines): Invited and screened in Quezon City, Philippines in December 2014.

14. “The Cabinet” Exhibition: Screened at Embassy of Sweden and Vietnam University of Fine Arts in Hanoi, Vietnam in December 2014 and March 2015)

15. “Playground” Exhibition: Screened at The Museum of World Culture (Världskulturmuseet) in Gothenburg, Sweden from 3/2015 to 8/2016.

16. “Playground” Exhibition: Screened at Ethnographic Museum (Etnografiskamuseet) in Stockholm, Sweden from 10/2016 to 6/2018.

17. Queer Vietnamese Film Festival: Screened in Hanoi, Vietnam in August, 2016.

18. “Engaging with Vietnam” conference: Screened at University of Hawaii in Hawaii, USA in October 2016.

19. Hanoi International Queer Film Festival (Vietnam): Screened in Hanoi, Vietnam in April, 2017.

20. Kansai Queer Film Festival 2017 (Japan): Screened in Kyoto, Japan in October, 2017.