SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 28
’LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM'

Dir: Pawo Choyning Dorji / 2019 / 109min / Bhutan /
Rated PG / English subtitles

// SCREENING DETAILS //

DOORS OPEN: 6:30PM
FILM START: 7:30PM
VENUE: The Wash House, 3 Adelphi Grove, Portobello EH15 1AP
TICKETS: £6 Adult / £2 Under 12. On the door and E-tickets:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/screenporty

PLEASE NOTE: Under 16 year olds must be accompanied by an adult as required by our licensing conditions.


// ABOUT THE FILM //
VIEW THE TRAILER HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRrzQ4MifBA

Lunana: Bhutan’s first Oscar nominee explores ‘happiness index’.

Bhutanese writer and director Pawo Choyning Dorji's first film — and Bhutan's first ever Oscar nomination — is set in the real village of Lunana, a remote community of nomadic yak herders situated at a dizzying altitude of more than 11,000 feet.

Trainee teacher Ugyen is disappointed that his final term will be spent in Lunana, a remote village in northern Bhutan. A lengthy seven-day walk from the nearest drop-off point, it’s a place Ugyen is desperate to leave. But as winter approaches, cutting off access to the outside world, he becomes increasingly involved in the lives of his students and the community. Filmed with solar-powered cameras, this is a breathtaking window onto a rarely seen world.