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 ...
“Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” was filmed on a shoestring budget in a remote Himalayan village. It’s now an Academy Award nominee, a first for Bhutan. By Chencho Dema and Mike Ives THIMPHU, Bhutan — ...