Happiness in order

A documentary series following a young monk in Bhutan as the modern world takes hold there. 2 films, 2h 59m in all, in release order.

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   Happiness

   2014 · 80 min

   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.

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   Sing Me a Song

   2020 · 99 min

   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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