Books and movies about Bhutan

If you'd like to experience more of Bhutan from outside the country (although I highly encourage visits!!!), here are a couple suggestions:

Travellers and Magicians is a beautiful movie shot in Bhutan. A gorgeous Buddhist fable that won several international film festival awards.

Beyond the Earth and Sky was written by a young woman who went to Bhutan as a volunteer teacher in the late 80s/90s. The book is engaging in its own right, and she does a great job of describing the country and her own adjustment to being abroad in such a different culture. A testament to the wonderful and difficult aspects of living abroad.

Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan. I have yet to read this one, but it will be in my carry-on for my long flight over!