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Pawo Choyning Dorji

Director

Pawo Choyning Dorji

Directing
2019 — present · 2 films
Born
23 June 1983 · age 42
From
Thimphu, Bhutan

Pawo Choyning Dorji (Dzongkha: དཔའ་བོ་ཆོས་དབྱིངས་རྡོ་རྗི།; born 23 June 1983; Darjeeling) is a Bhutanese filmmmaker, writer, photographer. His feature directorial debut Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019) was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. His second film The Monk and the Gun (2023) was shortlisted for the Best International Feature Film for the upcoming 96th Academy Awards.

Career Signature

How Pawo Choyning Dorji’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.