Documentary film week «Hanoi Documentary Dojo 2026»

   Six Vietnamese and Japanese documentaries, twelve screenings across two weekends — and in the first week every film is followed by a conversation with the people who made it.

   Key facts

   — dates: 16 – 18 and 23 – 25 October 2026
— venue: White Light Cinéhub, 3rd floor of COMPLEX 01
— coupon: 70,000 VND per screening, one drink included
— combo: 300,000 VND for six screenings
— 36 seats per session, booking through the form

   Hanoi Documentary Dojo is a compact version of the Yamagata Documentary Dojo, run by the Documentary Dream Center, Hanoi Grapevine and White Light Cinéhub. Alongside a closed three-day workshop for filmmakers, the screening programme is open to everyone.

   The programme:
— «At the Triangle Intersection» (2025, 95', Yamada Toru) — 20:00 on 16 October with a Q&A, 10:00 on 24 October
— «Finding Phong» (2015, 89', Trần Phương Thảo & Swann Dubus) — 10:30 on 17 October with a Q&A, 15:00 on 23 October
— «Close to the Bone» (2024, 114', Okuma Katsuya) — 15:00 on 17 October with a Q&A, 10:00 on 25 October
— «The Glorious Pain» (2020, 55', Lê Mỹ Cường) — 10:00 on 18 October with a Q&A, 15:00 on 24 October
— «Cenote» (2019, 75', Oda Kaori) — 14:00 on 18 October with a Q&A, 20:00 on 23 October
— «Mrs. Bua's Carpet» (2011, 45', Dương Mộng Thu) — 20:00 on 18 October with a Q&A, 20:00 on 25 October

   Japanese films carry English and Vietnamese subtitles, Vietnamese films carry English subtitles; the talks are held in Vietnamese and Japanese. The programme is non-profit and the room opens 15 minutes before each screening.