A Little Wisdom

A Little Wisdom is director Yuqi Kang’s intimately observed portrait of orphaned monks living in an isolated monastery in Lumbini, Nepal. In the birthplace of the Buddha, we follow the daily routine of novice monk Hopakuli, and his older brother Chorten, left by their mother at Karma Samtenling Monastery. Kang lived at the monastery for a year prior to filming Hopakuli, Chorten and the other young monks. A Little Wisdom’s subtle rhythms and symbols evoke Buddhist teachings while showing the contradictions between Hopakuli’s austere monastic upbringing and a child’s natural fascination and longing for the world beyond Lumbini.

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Credits

Director:

Yuqi Kang

Producer:

Yuqi Kang, Maro Chermayeff, Amitabh Joshi, Riga Shakya

Cinematographer:

Yuqi Kang, Amitabh Joshi, Paola Ochoa

Editor:

Yuqi Kang

Production Designer:

Wenting Wu

Sound Designer:

Yuqi Kang

Music:

Martin Zaulich, Drukmo Gyal Dakini

Principal Cast:

Richen Sherpa, Chorten Sherpa, Sherpa Wangchuk

Additional Credits:

Story consultant: Alan Berliner, Editing consultant: Donna Shepherd, Project cooridinator: Poon Watchara-Amphaiwan, Producer’s Representative: Sean Farnel

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Sean Farnel
Blue Goat Films
sean.farnel@gmail.com
14169498761

Publicity Contact:

Sean Farnel
sean.farnel@gmail.com
14169498761

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2017
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91:42 mins