Happy 13 years old
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.
Credits
Happy Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tenzin Gyatso He was 75, now 89 years old | as himself |
| Ed Diener He was 65, now 78 years old | as himself |
| Tim Kasser was 44, now 58 years old | as himself |
| Roy Blanchard | as himself |
| Nic Marks | as himself |
| Richard Davison He was 215, 73 years old when he died | as himself |
| Daniel Gilbert He was 53, now 67 years old | as himself |
| Gregory Berns He was 46, now 59 years old | as himself |
| Sonja Lyubomirsky She was 44, now 57 years old | as herself |
| Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi He was 76, 75 years old when he died | as himself |
Happy Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Tom Shadyac as Executive Producer. He was 52 (now 66) years old | Production |
| Roko Belic as Director. He was 39 (now 53) years old | Directing |
| Roko Belic as Producer. He was 39 (now 53) years old | Production |
| Roko Belic as Writer. He was 39 (now 53) years old | Writing |
| Adrian Belic as Producer. | Production |
| Jess Furman as Producer. | Production |
| Pamela Harris as Producer. | Production |
| Bhagyashree Raorane as Producer. | Production |
| Frances Reid as Producer. She was 96 (95) years old when She died | Production |
| Hiji Han Shimizu as Producer. | Production |
Happy (13 years)
- Release day: Saturday, April 09, 2011
- Runtime: 75 minutes
- Budget: 700000.00