Agent of Happiness at Speed Cinema

Schedule

Sat Nov 23 2024 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY

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Agent of Happiness
Directed by Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó
Saturday, November 23, 6 pm
Sunday, November 24, 3 pm
$12 | $8 Speed Cinema
“A quiet, gently absorbing documentary.”—The Guardian
How is happiness measured? Can satisfaction with one’s life be rated on a scale from one to ten? The Kingdom of Bhutan’s famous – and highly exoticized – government policy measuring its nation’s Gross National Happiness operates on the idea that the basic tenets of fulfillment can and should be quantified when calculating their nation’s development. Happiness Agent Amber Gurung embarks throughout the Himalayan mountains to survey the contentment of citizens from different households and lifestyles. While Amber dutifully administers this census, he too is forced to confront his own struggles with fulfillment, and question what makes him happy.
Agent of Happiness is a holistic exploration of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness index, using “meaningful visual contrast to scrutinize Bhutan’s narrative about itself,” (Variety). Filmmakers Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó carefully craft a visually stunning, tender narrative around the age-old quest to find the purpose of life. 2024, Bhutan/Hungary, DCP, in Nepali, Dzongkha, and English with English subtitles, 94 minutes.
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