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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ugyen (Sherab Dorji) is a government-contracted teacher who doesn’t want to teach in Pawo Choyning Dorji’s Oscar-shortlisted debut film Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom. It was submitted for ...

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 ...

A disillusioned schoolteacher is transferred to the most remote school in the world, cut off from modern life deep in the Himalayan glaciers. In a classroom with no electricity or even a blackboard, ...