Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Awards  





2 References  





3 External links  














A Little Wisdom







Add links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


A Little Wisdom
Directed byYuqi Kang
Produced byMaro Chermayeff
Sean Farnel
Yuqi Kang
CinematographyAmitabh Joshi
Yuqi Kang
Paola Ochoa
Edited byYuqi Kang
Music byDrukmo Gyal Dakimi
Martin Zaulich

Production
company

Blue Goat Films

Distributed byJourneyman Pictures

Release date

  • October 14, 2017 (2017-10-14) (Busan)

Running time

92 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageNepali

A Little Wisdom is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Yuqi Kang and released in 2017.[1] The film depicts a group of young boys at a Buddhist monastery school in Lumbini, Nepal,[2] 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.[3]

The film premiered in 2017 at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival.[2] It had its American premiere at SXSW,[2] and its Canadian premiere at the 2018 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[3]

Awards[edit]

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2018 Best Canadian Feature Documentary Yuqi Kang Won [4]
Directors Guild of Canada DGC Discovery Award Shortlisted [5]
Doc NYC Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize Won [6]

References[edit]

  • ^ a b 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.
  • External links[edit]


  • t
  • e

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Little_Wisdom&oldid=1222114265"

    Categories: 
    2017 films
    2017 documentary films
    Canadian documentary films
    2010s Canadian films
    Films shot in Nepal
    Documentary films about children
    Documentary films about Buddhism
    Documentary films about education
    Documentary films about Nepal
    2010s Canadian film stubs
    2010s documentary film stubs
    Canadian documentary film stubs
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with short description
    Short description is different from Wikidata
    Template film date with 1 release date
    All stub articles
     



    This page was last edited on 3 May 2024, at 23:44 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki