| Tongzhi in Love 《彼岸浮生》 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ruby Yang |
| Produced by | Thomas Lennon |
| Music by | Bill Frisell Brian Keane |
| Cinematography | Yang Yishu |
| Editing by | Gary Wong, Ruby Yang |
| Release date(s) | 18 June 2008 (Washington DC) 28 June 2008 (San Francisco) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | United States China |
| Language | English Mandarin |
Tongzhi in Love 《彼岸浮生》 (2008) is a 30-minute documentary film directed by Ruby Yang which portrays the life of gay men in China. 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. on 18 June 2008 and the West Coast premiere at the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco 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 also shown at the 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival.