Happiness

13-3-2025 12:40

2025 / 18' Dir. Fırat Yücel Sc. Fırat Yücel Prod. Image Acts

Happiness

Fırat Yücel

Assembled from stories about sleep disorders, Happiness is a desktop-diary that reflects the state of mind of a hypothetical person residing in Amsterdam, watching the horrors of our time on a computer/phone screen.

Griffonia Simplicifolia is a tropical plant extracted from the colonized lands of central Africa. Its seeds contain 5-HTP, which boosts serotonin production. In this desktop-diary, an Amsterdam resident is advised to use 5-HTP to relieve sleep disorders. Through digital desktops and other windows, HAPPINESS reflects on "screen time" at times of genocidal atrocities.

Main Category: Documentary · Short

Expected Completion: 2025

Original Film Title: Happiness

English Film Title: Happiness

Production Year: 2025

Running Time: 18

Original Language: English

Colour / B&W: colour

Genre: Documentary · Short

Director: Fırat Yücel

Filmography Director: o.a. SEEN UNSEEN: AN ANTHOLOGY OF (AUTO)CENSORSHIP (2024, doc), TRANSLATING ULYSSES (2023, doc). Festivals and Awards: Best Joycean Feature Film Award Bloomsday FF (2023), Special Mention - FIC.UBA International Film Festival (2023), Special Jury Prize – Hamburg Kurdish Film Festival (2023). MARCH 8, 2020: A MEMOIR (2023, short). Festivals and Awards o.a.: FIPRESCI Prize - National Short Film Competition Istanbul FF, Best Film International Compeitition Beijing ISFF (2023). THE THING THAT GOES THROUGH EVERYTHING (2022, short doc). Festivals and Awards: Best International Joycean Short Film Award Bloomsday FF. HEADS AND TAILS (2019, doc).

Screenwriter: Fırat Yücel

Main Production Company: Image Acts

Main Production - Person(s): Aylin Kuryel · Fırat Yücel

Main Production Company Phone: +31 6 2889 9420

Main Production Company E-mail: imageactsfilm@gmail.com

Main Production Company Website: imageacts.com