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The Man Who Created A Movie Industry In Tiny Bhutan Dies Suddenly At 43

PEOPLE Posted: December 15, 2015 11:05 pm

Tshering Wangyel wrote, directed and shot at least two films a year – and for years carried a portable screen, projector and generator himself to villages throughout the Himalayan kingdom. His Bollywood-meets-Buddhism style ultimately became more popular with Bhutanese audiences than the Indian movies that had dominated the market.

PEOPLE Published: 12.07.15

Read the story in GlobalPost (AFP) Published: 12.07.15

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