Nguyen Trinh Thi

Nguyen Trinh Thi is a Hanoi-based independent documentary filmmaker, who has made documentaries including A Chung King Road Opening (2005), which explores the impacts of gentrification on immigrant communities in Chinatown, Los Angeles, and Love Man Love Woman (2007), which looks at the Mother Goddess religion and homosexuality in Vietnam. It won the Best Documentary Film Award at the Cambodian International Film Festival in 2007. She also founded Hanoi Independent Documentary and Experimental Filmmakers Forum (HI-DeFF) that hosts biweekly meetings and screenings in Hanoi. Nguyen Trinh Thi’s previous professional experiences include working as a journalist for major news organizations including Reuters, the BBC, the Vietnam Investment Review and the Vietnam Economic Times. She holds a Master’s degree in Journalism from the University of Iowa, and a Master’s in Pacific International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego. She has also received training in Photography, Ethnographic Film, and Film Editing.