A Little Wisdom

A Little Wisdom is a 2017 Canadian documentary film, directed by Yuqi Kang.^[1] The film depicts a group of young boys at a Buddhist monastery school in Lumbini, Nepal,^[2] centring in particular on Hopakuli, a four-year-old boy who was left at the monastery with his brother Chorten by their impoverished single mother following their father's death.^[3]

A Little Wisdom
Directed by	Yuqi Kang
Produced by	Maro Chermayeff Sean Farnel Yuqi Kang
Cinematography	Amitabh Joshi Yuqi Kang Paola Ochoa
Edited by	Yuqi Kang
Music by	Drukmo Gyal Dakimi Martin Zaulich
Production company	Blue Goat Films
Distributed by	Journeyman Pictures
Release date	October 14, 2017 (2017-10-14) (Busan)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	Nepali

The film premiered in 2017 at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival.^[2] It had its American premiere at SXSW,^[2] and its Canadian premiere at the 2018 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.^[3]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival	2018	Best Canadian Feature Documentary	Yuqi Kang	Won	[4]
Directors Guild of Canada		DGC Discovery Award		Shortlisted	[5]
Doc NYC		Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize		Won	[6]