synopsis
Amar and Gunaraj are not only close friends, but also Happiness Agents who work together for the Happiness Ministry in Bhutan travelling door to door measuring people’s happiness among the remote Himalayan mountains. On their mission, they encounter various people chasing their dreams. This satirical road movie through a mosaic of different stories discovers the real desires of a society behind a national identity created by the Happiness Ministry of Bhutan, a closed country for centuries.
cast and crew
Director: Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó
Producer: Noémi Veronika Szakonyi
Producer: Noémi Veronika Szakonyi
The project was selected for Dhaka Doc Lab 2019 where it won The Best Project Award and the IEFTA - International Emerging Film Talent Association Award, which sponsored the team to attend the Producers Workshop in Marché Du Film at the Cannes Film Festival 2020.
It also participated at Docedge Kolkata workshop and pitching forum where it received a scholarship from Tribeca Film Institute so the crew could participate at TFI Network Market.
It also participated at Docedge Kolkata workshop and pitching forum where it received a scholarship from Tribeca Film Institute so the crew could participate at TFI Network Market.
