Pelden Dorji is the founder of Bhutan Film Association and one of the first local filmmakers in the country’s cinema, which was initiated in the 90’s. The particular film, which was restored in 2015, is one of the favorite of the Bhutanese audiences.
“Norbu, My Beloved Yak” screened at Five Flavours, that will be on in Warsaw November 15-22.
Norbu is a young man who lives in a mountain village with his sick father. Norbu’s mother died when he was very little and her death resulted in him considering a lama of their herd as his mother, and after her death, her son, as his brother and best friend, even naming him after him, Samten Norbu. At the time the story begins, a lama and his beautiful daughter, Choeki arrive at the area, while the Yak Lord, who is the owner of every yak in the country summons Norbu...
“Norbu, My Beloved Yak” screened at Five Flavours, that will be on in Warsaw November 15-22.
Norbu is a young man who lives in a mountain village with his sick father. Norbu’s mother died when he was very little and her death resulted in him considering a lama of their herd as his mother, and after her death, her son, as his brother and best friend, even naming him after him, Samten Norbu. At the time the story begins, a lama and his beautiful daughter, Choeki arrive at the area, while the Yak Lord, who is the owner of every yak in the country summons Norbu...
- 10/3/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Writer-director-producer Greg Sneddon.s Bhutan-set drama Arrows of the Thunder Dragon is Australia.s entry for the best foreign language film Oscar.
Set in the 1970s, the story follows brother and sister Kuenphen and Jamyang who live in a remote Bhutanese village where they learn traditional archery from their old warrior grandfather.
Their mother's sudden sickness gives Kuenphen the opportunity to explore the world outside the village while Jamyang must stay home to weave, cook and get married- a fate she is not willing to accept without a fight.
The self-financed film was shot on location in the Himalayan mountains with a cast of local highland village people and a Bhutanese crew including DoP Leki Dorji, none of whom had worked on a feature. Jill Bilock is the editor.
"I'm thrilled to bits," Sneddon tell If. A former Buddhist monk, he got the idea for the film while on a pilgrimage to the country.
Set in the 1970s, the story follows brother and sister Kuenphen and Jamyang who live in a remote Bhutanese village where they learn traditional archery from their old warrior grandfather.
Their mother's sudden sickness gives Kuenphen the opportunity to explore the world outside the village while Jamyang must stay home to weave, cook and get married- a fate she is not willing to accept without a fight.
The self-financed film was shot on location in the Himalayan mountains with a cast of local highland village people and a Bhutanese crew including DoP Leki Dorji, none of whom had worked on a feature. Jill Bilock is the editor.
"I'm thrilled to bits," Sneddon tell If. A former Buddhist monk, he got the idea for the film while on a pilgrimage to the country.
- 10/8/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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