Interview With "The Monk And The Gun" Director/Writer Pawo Choyning Dorji

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

"The Monk And The Gun" had its world premiere at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival, where it received strong reviews for its visuals and tone and look back on Bhutan's transition to democracy in 2006. Following up on the Oscar-nominated "Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom," director, writer, and producer Pawo Choyning Dorji has established himself as a force on the international filmmaking scene with two directorial efforts in his career. Pawo was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his latest film, which can be listened to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is the Bhutanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards and is up for your consideration in all eligible categories. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:20.1	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Daniel Howard's interview
0:24.3	with the director and writer for The Monk in the Gun.
0:28.0	Howe-Choining Dorjean.
0:29.3	In other international news, Bhutan has just become the world's youngest democracy,
0:36.0	with the kingdom's beloved monarch abdicating
0:39.3	in favor of democratic reforms.
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