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Quoc Tran
by Quoc Tran
Following their debut documentary, The Next Guardian” (2017), which explored the generational struggles of a Bhutanese family, filmmakers Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó return with their second film, Agent of Happiness, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Agent of Happiness is screening at Hawai’i International Film Festival
In this documentary, the directing duo invite audiences on a visual and emotional journey through Bhutan, the country renowned for prioritizing Gross National Happiness (Gnh) over Gross Domestic Product (Gdp). Through the eyes of Amber Gurung, 40-year-old government worker responsible for the happiness survey, the documentary goes beyond its surface premise, weaving stories of joy, sorrow, and the complexity of human well-being. It serves as both a meditative exploration of happiness and a critique of reducing it to mere numbers.
At its core, “Agent of Happiness” centers on Amber, one of the 100-or-so “happiness agents” tasked with going door-to-door...
Following their debut documentary, The Next Guardian” (2017), which explored the generational struggles of a Bhutanese family, filmmakers Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó return with their second film, Agent of Happiness, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Agent of Happiness is screening at Hawai’i International Film Festival
In this documentary, the directing duo invite audiences on a visual and emotional journey through Bhutan, the country renowned for prioritizing Gross National Happiness (Gnh) over Gross Domestic Product (Gdp). Through the eyes of Amber Gurung, 40-year-old government worker responsible for the happiness survey, the documentary goes beyond its surface premise, weaving stories of joy, sorrow, and the complexity of human well-being. It serves as both a meditative exploration of happiness and a critique of reducing it to mere numbers.
At its core, “Agent of Happiness” centers on Amber, one of the 100-or-so “happiness agents” tasked with going door-to-door...
- 2024-10-13
- par Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
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