Pawo Choyning Dorji’s Oscar-nominated film ‘Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom’ (Samuel Goldwyn Films) Pawo Choyning Dorji has more in common with the protagonist of his debut film than first meets the ...

When the Oscar nominations dropped on February 8, one of the most surprising and celebrated inclusions was the Bhutanese feature Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom, only the second ever movie submitted by ...

The underdog story of this Academy Award season centers around a yak that marks the nation of Bhutan’s first Oscars submission of the century. Filming “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” in the heart of ...

"I have hope that you will give these children the education they need to become more." Samuel Goldwyn Films has revealed a new official US trailer for the indie film Lunana: A Yak in The Classroom, ...

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Pawo Choyning Dorji’s lushly lensed Bhutanese drama “Lunana: A Yak in The Classroom,” one of the 15 films shortlisted for the Oscar’s ...

Rolling off its Oscar nomination in the international feature category, Pawo Choyning Dorji’s Bhutanese feature debut “Lunana: A Yak in The Classroom” has been sold by Films Boutique in further ...

In the first Bhutanese film to be nominated for an Academy Award, a reluctant young teacher is assigned to a remote school in the Himalayas and learns life-changing lessons. By Sheri Linden Senior ...

We’ve all seen films with a clock on the screen, ticking away the minutes of a crisis. “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom,” playing in theaters in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Miami, may be ...

The director almost missed the Academy's submission deadline when its website didn't accept Dzongkha-language films. Every year, an international feature without the backing of a top distributor or ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The company has acquired North American rights to the heartwarming, gorgeously ...

In Pawo Choyning Dorji’s film, a teacher is assigned to a school that’s an eight-day walk from where he lives. By Nicolas Rapold When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through ...