Qhia dab neeg

celebrating 40 years of story sharing by hmong minnesotan filmmakers

Qhia Dab Neeg is a recognition of Hmong storytelling, designed to honor the rich history, tradition, and culture of the Hmong people through film and video. The series will feature six community screenings and dialogues, highlighting 50 years of Hmong-American filmmaking in Minnesota. Additionally, Qhia Dab Neeg will gather and showcase live and recorded interviews with filmmakers and curators, offering deeper insights into each film and creating space for generational reflections on the Hmong-American experience.

Beginning September 2025, In Progress will launch a series of 6 screening and dialogue events dedicated to Hmong storytelling. The series will provide a retrospect of films produced between 1975 and 2025 and will be curated by 3 filmmakers that represent generational diversity in their professional experiences as producers.  We will be adding information to this page as programming develops. For now know that the program is in the great hands of the following

Curators

• Kang Vang

• Kazua Melissa Vang

• Txiabneej Yaj

Community Coordinators

• Sai Thao

• Pang Foua Xiong

Documentarians

• Tong Lee

• TJ Lor

Publicist

• Lee Elee Vue

Archivist

• Kao Choua Vue

Support Staff

• Kristine Sorensen