A Little Wisdom | |
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Directed by | Yuqi Kang |
Produced by | Maro Chermayeff Sean Farnel Yuqi Kang |
Cinematography | Amitabh Joshi Yuqi Kang Paola Ochoa |
Edited by | Yuqi Kang |
Music by | Drukmo Gyal Dakimi Martin Zaulich |
Production company | Blue Goat Films |
Distributed by | Journeyman Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | Nepali |
A Little Wisdom is a 2017 Canadian documentary film, directed by Yuqi Kang. The film depicts a group of young boys at a Buddhist monastery school in Lumbini, Nepal, centring in particular on Hopakuli, a four-year-old boy who was left at the monastery with his brother Chorten by their impoverished single mother following their father's death.
The film premiered in 2017 at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival. It had its American premiere at SXSW, and its Canadian premiere at the 2018 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Awards
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival | 2018 | Best Canadian Feature Documentary | Yuqi Kang | Won | |
Directors Guild of Canada | DGC Discovery Award | Shortlisted | |||
Doc NYC | Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize | Won |
References
- Clarence Tsui, "Chinese filmmaker tells story of child monks in Nepal – they fight, swear and are addicted to cellphones". South China Morning Post, July 19, 2018.
- ^ Lakshmi Gandhi, "Yuqi Kang’s A Little Wisdom to Make U.S. Debut at South by Southwest Film Festival". Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, January 31, 2018.
- ^ Marc Glassman, "More than a Little Wisdom". Point of View, April 26, 2018.
- Norman Wilner, "Hot Docs 2018: A Little Wisdom, Transformer among award winners". Now, May 5, 2018.
- Jordan Pinto, "McGlynn, de Pencier in the running for DGC’s feature film prize". Playback, September 20, 2018.
- Dino-Ray Ramos, "DOC NYC: ‘A Little Wisdom’, ‘Barbara Rubin & The Exploding NY Underground’ Among Winners". Deadline Hollywood, November 13, 2018.
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