Bhutanese documentary in South Asian festival
A Bhutanese documentary was screened in second day of the ongoing South Asian Documentary Festival at Kuuch Khaas in Pakistan. The festival brings in a number of documentaries from across the region.
The 10-minute short film “Bhutan: Land of Thunder Dragon” journeys through the chronicles of gods, goddesses, monks, deities and monarchs — myths that went on to become legends, traditions and their cultural legacies.
There is a certain quiet that descends on the placid Sri Lankan monasteries where worship, meditation and dance rituals of the Kandyan region. Here dance is not celebration but ritual and the monks and locals live in harmony, embodying its stature as the eighth happiest country, according to an independent survey. The film was produced by Susan A Reed in 2009.
The short films coming from Pakistan, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka talks about geography and history, art and architecture, lyric and rhythm in a testament to the diversity of the region.