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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.

Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Romance

Starring: Gregory Berns, Roy Blanchard, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Released: April 9, 2011

Runtime: 75.0

Popularity Rating: 1.517

United States of America

himself Gregory Berns
himself Roy Blanchard
himself Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
himself The Dalai Lama
himself Richard Davison
himself Ed Diener
himself Daniel Gilbert
himself Tim Kasser
herself Sonja Lyubomirsky
himself Nic Marks

Directing — Director: Roko Belic
Production — Executive Producer: Tom Shadyac
Production — Producer: Adrian Belic
Production — Producer: Bhagyashree Raorane
Production — Producer: Frances Reid
Production — Producer: Hiji Han Shimizu
Production — Producer: Jess Furman
Production — Producer: Pamela Harris
Production — Producer: Roko Belic
Writing — Writer: Roko Belic