LOVE MAN, LOVE WOMAN (2007).

Love Man, Love Woman
Dir. Nguyen Trinh Thi
2007 53 min. Vietnam
Vietnamese w/English subtitles
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In this documentary, the filmmaker follows Master Luu Ngoc Duc, one of the most prominent spirit mediums in Hanoi, and his vibrant community through their rituals and everyday life. The film explores how effeminate and gay men in homophobic Vietnam have traditionally found community and expression in the country's popular Mother Goddess Religion, Dao Mau.

[part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7] .