Hanoi International Queer Film Week (otherwise known as HIQFW), is a non-profit Queer-themed Film Week that screens both Vietnamese and International cinematic works.
The main theme of HIQFW this year is “Pride journey”. Each day of film week has a topic which sticks to the main theme: “Who I am”, “Discrimination” “Love”, “Acceptance”, “Pride”. From that, we believe we would be able to introduce audience the path of pride that LGBT people as well as queer people go through.
HIQFW 2017 will feature 23 films, including feature films and documentaries, from 8 countries around the world about LGBTQ people.
Screenings will be held continuously with two screenings per day on April 17-21, 2017
Afternoon show: 3 – 5 pm every day
Evening show: 7.30 – 9.30 pm every day
Film screening schedule
• Monday, April 17th, 2017 Pride Journey 1 – Self-Discovery
→ Pride Journey 1.1 (3 – 5 pm) Lam (Vietnam); Who are you? (Vietnam); OLEKA (Ireland); A butterfly Taboo (Philippines)
→ Pride Journey 1.2 (7.30 – 9.30 pm) Finding Phong (Vietnam)
• Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 Pride Journey 2 – Barriers
→ Pride Journey 2.1 (3 – 5 pm) Red Over the Rainbow (Vietnam); A butterfly taboo (Philippines); Slay (Philippines); New Beijing, New Marriage (China)
→ Pride Journey 2.2 (7.30 – 9.30 pm) The last journey of Madam Phung
• Wednesday, April 19th, 2017 Pride Journey 3 – Love
→ Pride Journey 3.1 (3 – 5 pm) The opposite house (Vietnam); Talking to my best friend (Vietnam); Beneath the Lake (US); Love and Other Matters (Myanmar); Search (Vietnam)
→ Pride Journey 3.2 (7.30 – 9.30 pm) Our Gay Wedding: The Musical (UK); New Beijing, new marriage (China)
• Thursday, April 20th, 2017 Pride Journey 4 – Acceptance
→ Pride Journey 4.1 (3 – 5 pm) Nuoc (Water/Country) (Vietnam); What I would have told my daughter if i knew what to say back then (Philippines); Dear Mom (Myanmar); The most beautiful moment in life (Vietnam)
→ Pride Journey 4.2 (7.30 – 9.30 pm) Papa Rainbow (China)
• Friday, April 21st, 2017 Pride Journey 4 – Pride
→ Pride Journey 5.1 (3 – 5 pm) Rise like a phoenix (Vietnam), Men in heels (US)
→ Pride Journey 5.2 (7.30 – 9.30 pm) Out Run (US)
Hanoi International Queer Film Week will take place from 17  to 21 Apr 2017, 3 – 5 pm, 7.30 – 9.30 pm at August Cinema, 45 Hang Bai Str, Hanoi and The auditorium of Vietnam Cinema Association, 51 Tran Hung Dao Str, Hanoi.