Bhutan's Pawo Choyning Dorji on India, Oscars, and storytelling
- 2 years ago
India-born Bhutanese writer-director Pawo Choyning Dorji about deciding, in India, to become a storyteller, instead of a monk, and making his directorial debut 'Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom' amid hardships
'Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom', a solar-powered film made in one of the most remote human settlements in world became Bhutan's only second Oscar submission, 23 years after Khyentse Norbu's 'The Cup' was first submitted in 1999. The film became the first ever Bhutanese film to be nominated for an Oscar when it was shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category
'Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom', a solar-powered film made in one of the most remote human settlements in world became Bhutan's only second Oscar submission, 23 years after Khyentse Norbu's 'The Cup' was first submitted in 1999. The film became the first ever Bhutanese film to be nominated for an Oscar when it was shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category