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Happy (2012)

Overview

Happy is a 2011 feature documentary film directed, written, and co-produced by Roko Belic. It explores human happiness through interviews with people from all walks of life in 14 different countries, weaving in the newest findings of positive psychology. Director Roko Belic was originally inspired to create the film after producer/director Tom Shadyac (Liar, Liar, Patch Adams, Bruce Almighty) showed him an article in the New York Times entitled "A New Measure of Well Being From a Happy Little Kingdom". The article ranks the United States as the 23rd happiest country in the world. Shadyac then suggested that Belic make a documentary about happiness. Belic spent several years interviewing over 20 people, ranging from leading happiness researchers to a rickshaw driver in Kolkatta, a family living in a "co-housing community" in Denmark, a woman who was run over by a truck, a Cajun fisherman, and more.
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Roko Belic profile
Roko Belic

Director

Cast

Gregory Berns profile
Gregory Berns

Self

Roy Blanchard profile
Roy Blanchard

Self

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi profile
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Self

Tenzin Gyatso profile
Tenzin Gyatso

Self

Richard Davison profile
Richard Davison

Self

Ed Diener profile
Ed Diener

Self

Daniel Gilbert profile
Daniel Gilbert

Self

Tim Kasser profile
Tim Kasser

Self

Sonja Lyubomirsky profile
Sonja Lyubomirsky

Self

Nic Marks profile
Nic Marks

Self

Gregory Berns profile
Gregory Berns

Self

Roy Blanchard profile
Roy Blanchard

Self

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi profile
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Self

Tenzin Gyatso profile
Tenzin Gyatso

Self

Richard Davison profile
Richard Davison

Self

Ed Diener profile
Ed Diener

Self

Daniel Gilbert profile
Daniel Gilbert

Self

Tim Kasser profile
Tim Kasser

Self

Sonja Lyubomirsky profile
Sonja Lyubomirsky

Self

Nic Marks profile
Nic Marks

Self

Extra

Release Date

February 11, 2012

Original Language

English

Budget

$700,000.00

Production Company

Wadi Rum Films logo

Available On

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Videos

HAPPY - Trailer thumbnail
HAPPY - Trailer

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