Film Season 2022/23

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, Butan, 2019, 109 min., Slovenian Subtitles)

An aspiring singer living with his grandmother in the capital of Bhutan dreams of getting a visa to move to Australia.

Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji
Screenplay: Pawo Choyning Dorji
Photo: Jigme Tenzing
Assembly: Ku Hsiao-Yun
Sound: Duu-Chih Tu
Production: Pawo Choyning Dorji, Steven Xiang, Stephanie Ali, Jia Honglin
Cast: Sherab Dorji, Ugyen Norbu Lhendup, Kelden Lhamo Gurung, Pema Zam
Festivals and Awards: Academy Award nomination for Best International Film; Palm Springs (Audience Award); Innsbruck (Jury Award); Filmkunstmesse Leipzig (Audience Award); Ulju Mountain Film Festival (NETPAC Award); London; Busan; Gothenburg; Liffe
Distribution: Demiurg