Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019)
A young teacher in modern Bhutan, Ugyen, shirks his duties while planning to go to Australia to become a singer. As a reprimand, his superiors send him to the most remote school in the world, in a village called Lunana, to complete his service. He finds himself exiled from his Westernized comforts after an arduous eight day trek just to get there. There he finds no electricity, no textbooks, not even a blackboard. Though poor, the villagers extend a warm welcome to their new teacher, but he faces the daunting task of teaching the village children without any supplies. He wants to quit and go home, but he begins to learn of the hardship in the lives of the beautiful children he teaches, and begins to be transformed through the amazing spiritual strength of the villagers.
Primary Title
- Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 1 December 2024
Release Year
- 2019
Start Time
- 20 : 45
Finish Time
- 22 : 35
Duration
- 110:00
Channel
- Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
- A young teacher in modern Bhutan, Ugyen, shirks his duties while planning to go to Australia to become a singer. As a reprimand, his superiors send him to the most remote school in the world, in a village called Lunana, to complete his service. He finds himself exiled from his Westernized comforts after an arduous eight day trek just to get there. There he finds no electricity, no textbooks, not even a blackboard. Though poor, the villagers extend a warm welcome to their new teacher, but he faces the daunting task of teaching the village children without any supplies. He wants to quit and go home, but he begins to learn of the hardship in the lives of the beautiful children he teaches, and begins to be transformed through the amazing spiritual strength of the villagers.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Lunana (Bhutan)--Drama
- Teachers--Drama
- Singers--Drama
- Emigration and immigration--Drama
- Grandmothers--Drama
- Villages--Bhutan--Drama
- Feature films--Bhutan
- Feature films--China
Genres
- Drama
Contributors
- Pawo Choyning Dorji (Director)
- Pawo Choyning Dorji (Writer)
- Sherab Dorji (Actor)
- Ugyen Norbu Lhendup (Actor)
- Kelden Lhamo Gurung (Actor)
- Pem Zam (Actor)
- Sangay Lham (Actor)
- Pawo Choyning Dorji (Producer)
- Steven Xiang (Producer)
- Stephanie Lai (Producer)
- Honglin Jia (Producer)
- Jigme T. Tenzing (Director of Photography)
- Ku Hsiao Yun (Editor)
- Tshering Dorji (Production Designer)
- Hu Shuai (Composer)
- Dangphu Dingphu (Production Unit)
- Huanxi Media Group (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Lunana (Bhutan)--Drama
- Teachers--Drama
- Singers--Drama
- Emigration and immigration--Drama
- Grandmothers--Drama
- Villages--Bhutan--Drama
- Feature films--Bhutan
- Feature films--China