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 ...

In a time when bigger is assumed to be better, especially in terms of budget and star power, “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” scored a surprising Oscar nomination for Best International Feature, the ...

Above : Bhutan’s “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” is an Oscar nominee for Best International Feature Film, (Photo/Amazon Prime) Movie review : “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom,” written and directed by ...

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed filmmaker Pawo Choyning Dorji, who this year brought Bhutan its first-ever International Feature Oscar nom with Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, for representation. Dorji’s ...

In Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, a teacher in Bhutan is sent — against his wishes — to a remote village to work for a year. A spiritual awakening ensues in a remote place with no electricity and ...

There is, indeed, a yak in “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom.” He’s there to supply the dung that after dried, is used to heat the single room in the world’s most remote school, a wooden building in the ...