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Film Screening and Discussion: Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Pawo Choyning Dorji

7:00pm | Strosacker Auditorium, 2125 Adelbert Road

Screening of Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, followed by a short Q&A with renowned film director, screenwriter, producer, photographer Pawo Choyning Dorji.

This event is presented in partnership with the °Ç¸çºÚÁÏ Film Society and is free and open to the public.

Pawo Choyning Dorji is a 2025 Hildegarde and Elbert Baker Visiting Scholar in the Humanities. 

Untying Knots of Light and Sculpting Time: Storytelling in Bhutan

Pawo Choyning Dorji

4:00 pm | Eldred Hall Room 203, 2070 Adelbert Road

This talk will focus on the themes of interdependence, impermanence, and the motivation behind storytelling. Drawing from personal experiences along with spiritual and cultural insights, filmmaker, screenwriter, and director Pawo Choyning Dorji explores how Bhutanese stories are deeply interwoven with Buddhist principles, reflecting Bhutan's unique perspective on creativity, existence, and happiness.

Black Communities' Past, Present, and Future: Pathways to Sustainability and Resilience

Dorceta Taylor

6:00 PM
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Hall
1576 E. 115th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Film Screening and Discussion: The Monk and the Gun

Pawo Choyning Dorji

7:00 pm | Cinematheque at Cleveland Institute of Art, 16610 Euclid Avenue

Screening of The Monk and the Gun, which was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 94th and the 96th Academy Awards. Screening will be followed by a short Q&A with renowned film director, screenwriter, producer, photographer Pawo Choyning Dorji.

This event is presented in partnership with Cinematheque at the Cleveland Institute of Art.