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Happiness

A documentary series following a young monk in Bhutan as the modern world takes hold there.

2 movies 2013 – 2020 2h 59m total 3 snapshots 62 solvers
Directed by Thomas Balmès

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Happiness
Happiness

Happiness

2013 1h 20m Dir. Thomas Balmès
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Peyangki is a dreamy and solitary eight-year-old monk living in Laya, a Bhutanese village perched high in the Himalayas. Soon the world will come to him: the village is about to be connected to electricity, and the first television will flicker on before Peyangki's eyes.

Sing Me a Song
Sing Me a Song

Sing Me a Song

2020 1h 39m Dir. Thomas Balmès

As the Internet finally arrives in tiny Bhutan, documentarian Thomas Balmès is there to witness its transformative impact on a young Buddhist monk whose initial trepidation gives way to profound engagement with the technology.

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