'' Tongzhi in Love'' is a 2008 30-minute documentary film directed by

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which portrays the life of

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men in

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. The film was produced by

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and features music by

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and

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. The film's world premiere was at the Silverdocs Film Festival in

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, on 18 June 2008 and the

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premiere at the

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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 shown at many film festivals and garnered several prestigious awards which include the Golden Gate Award for best documentary short the 52nd

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and the Silver Award at Mix Brasil Festival of Diversity.

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