Pig at the Crossing
119 mins | Languages: Dzongkha & English | Subtitles: English
Friday, 27th March 2026
5pm - 7pm
Talla Stafainn, An t-eilean Sgitheanach (Isle of Skye, UK).
An Deò presents Pig at the Crossing (2024) by Khyentse Norbu in a free community screening event, at Talla Stafainn on Friday 27th March. The film will start on time at 5pm. Small bites will be provided by UNEMENU.
After a young man abruptly dies in an accident, he grapples with an unfamiliar world of the space between death and rebirth.
About the film
DOLOM, 29, a passionate YouTube creator and newly appointed school teacher in Bhutan has a one-night stand with a married woman, DEKI, 32. When she discovers that she’s pregnant, Dolom concocts a plan to cover up the affair and save his reputation. On his way to rendezvous with Deki, Dolom gets into a motorcycle accident and wakes up in a bizarre, and chaotic world. Slowly he begins to realise that he is in fact dead. With the help of a mysterious guide, Dolom navigates this in-between realm and faces his storied past and the consequences of his actions. As time collapses around him, he must choose to right his wrongs and let go of his attachment to his former self or be trapped to wander in a dream-like in-between state for timelessness.
Written & Directed by: Khyentse Norbu
Production: Norling Studios, Thimphu, Bhutan
About the Director
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche (Tibetan: རྫོང་གསར་འཇམ་དབྱངས་མཁྱེན་བརྩེ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ།, born June 18, 1961), also known as Khyentse Norbu, is a Tibetan Lama, filmmaker, and writer who was born in Bhutan. His five major films are The Cup (1999), Travellers and Magicians (2003), Vara: A Blessing (2013), Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait (2017), and Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache (2019). He is the author of several published books such as What Makes You Not a Buddhist (2007), Not For Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices (2012), The Guru Drinks Bourbon? (2016), Living is Dying (2020), and several non-fiction works on Tibetan Buddhism for free distribution such as Introduction to the Middle Way: Chandrakirti’s Madhyamaka with Commentary (2003) and Buddha Nature: Mahayana-Uttaratantra-Shastra with Commentary (2007). He has also written an autobiography in process entitled Mugwort Born. Many of his teachings are available on the Siddhartha's Intent YouTube channel. (source)
His latest cinematic masterpiece, "Pig at the Crossing," crafted in collaboration with a cadre of young Bhutanese filmmakers. In a bold departure from conventional filmmaking norms, this project showcases the talents of emerging voices, many of whom embarked on their maiden cinematic voyage with this endeavour.
For more information, visit www.pigcrossing.film
Staffin Community Hall is located in the town of Staffin on the Isle of Skye, near the Quiraing and Trotternish Ridge. It has onsite parking and an accessible toilet.
UNEMENU is home to snacks and stories, a process-based practice of making and breathing nourishment with Ali Van, dedicated to cultivating sustenance and joy through creative cooking and integrative healing. Based in the Scottish Highlands, in taste with living.
An Deò is an initiative organising screenings and events, connecting communities with moving images rooted in shared and innate belongings, founded by Shen Xin.
