A Little Wisdom

A Little Wisdom is a 2017 Canadian documentary film, directed by Yuqi Kang. The film depicts a group of young boys at a Buddhist monastery school in Lumbini, Nepal, 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.
The film premiered in 2017 at the 22nd Busan [International Film Festival]. It had its American premiere at SXSW, and its Canadian premiere at the 2018 Hot [Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival].