People like Ed Diener, Daniel Gilbert, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Mihaly Csiskzentmihalyi, Matthieu Ricard, and Nic Marks, explain different topics surrounding happiness. These varied examples of individual and communal ways of living in happiness are mixed with interview fragments and archive footage of a wide cast of experts. And also the people of Ogimi village on Okinawa island in Japan, who find happiness in working the land, in the community, and in recurring social events. Or Bushmen in Namibia that still live like the first society of hunters and gatherers, finding contentment in that. A Danish woman found happiness after a divorce, when she went to live in one of the country’s many living communities.Īnd then there are the people in Bhutan who define their country’s well-being by their global happiness index.
An American woman was disfigured during an accident but found the strength to move on and find purpose in life as a healer.Įlsewhere, a Brazilian surfer finds happiness in his daily surf sessions on the waves, and in sharing that with his son. A rickshaw driver in Kolkata finds happiness in how his shack home guards him against the elements and how his children greet him after a days work. The film shows fragments of the life of people in different places around the world, and how they are happy. The premise of Happy is that everyone can become happier. With these documentaries below, you'll kill two birds with one stone, as they are on the subject of happiness, and inspire to do more research, or explore new or different ways to think about and practice happiness. Sometimes, however, it's also nice to wind down and watch an inspiring film or documentary. In our pursuit of happiness, we read self-help books and studies, feel the benefits of meditation and yoga, and sustain happiness practices. Here are his Top 3 happy films and documentaries. Self-help and improvement often involves reading, but Arlo Laibowitz suggests that watching movies about happiness makes a great alternative.
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