What is happiness? Searching for the answer to this simple but profound question unites Mount Madonna School seniors in California with their counterparts in Jos, Nigeria, and Dharamsala, India, in an extraordinary initiative called Project Happiness. A group of innovative teachers develop a curriculum on the nature of lasting happiness, and their bright and promising students do the rest. Their core text, the Dalai Lama's Ethics for the New Millennium, introduces notions of happiness—inducing service, compassion and empathy, especially towards our enemies. On their fascinatingly ambitious quest, the students question filmmaker George Lucas, neurobiologist Richard Davidson and actor Richard Gere in the run-up to their final project, a private interview with the Dalai Lama himself. John Sorensen's moving, transformative film revels in the courage and authenticity these young people manifest in facing their own challenges and loss. Struggling with the responsibility of choosing to be happy, they find their own answers—and help us find ours. World Premiere. —Carol Harada
Running time: 87 Country: US Category: Valley of the Docs Directed by: John Sorensen Producer: John Sorensen Cinematographers: David Goulding, John Sorensen Editor: Andrew Fetchko
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Screening:
Sun. Oct 18th, 2009 @ 5:00 PM - Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael CA
This film has gone to RUSH. If seats become available, they will be sold to patrons in the RUSH line on a first come, first served basis. Cash only, no discounts.
