
Arun Bhattarai
@arunbrai
Documentary Film Maker, Bhutan.
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26-08-2012 13:13:50
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Tomorrow on my podcast: Arun Bhattarai the first Bhutanese to have a documentary enter the Oscars 2025. He talks about this film "Mountain Man" and his other film "Agent of Happiness" that is also the first Bhutanese documentary to premiere at Sundance Film Festival.

"Agent of Happiness, directed by Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó, will open the 27th edition of DocsBarcelona on May 2" š š°Via Business Doc Europe businessdoceurope.com/agent-of-happiā¦

āAgent of Happinessā by directors AtĆŗn Bhattarai & Dorottya Zurbó is definitely in my top 3! This heartwarming, introspective film brought me to be teary-eyed & left me reflecting on my own life. #TrueFalseFilmFest True/False Film Fest 102.3 BXR Arun Bhattarai


š AGENT OF HAPPINESS is a doc about two men who journey across Bhutan's remote Himalayan landscape, surveying their country's Gross National Happinessāprompting a deeper exploration of what it truly means to be happy. FRI, MAY 3 š: bit.ly/3VGBc3G Arun Bhattarai




The co-director of the film, Arun Bhattarai, shared his thought processes through the questions fm a packed audience. ā#Happiness might be human connections, closeness to nature and outlets of aspirations.ā Happiness seemed close to #kokorozashi. #å¹øć #äŗŗéé¢äæ #åæ






Arun Bhattarai Dogwoof RichaChadha Ali Fazal M / Ł ŪŲ± Ų¹ŁŪ ŁŲ¶Ł / ą¤ ą¤²ą„ Pushing Buttons Studio Lunchbox Films Charades Deepak Rauniyar The Raza Foundation Takshila Educational Society Shahana Goswami Sanjay Bishnoi Minbahadur Pradhan rima das Flying River Films Shonali Bose #MAMI2024 #SouthAsianFilm


In theaters Friday, Sundance Film Festival selection AGENT OF HAPPINESS is a holistic exploration of Bhutanās Gross National Happiness index. Q+As w/ filmmakers 11/1 (mod. Joe Neumaier), 11/2 (mod. Addie Morfoot) and 11/3 (mod. Carol Dysinger) at @quadcinema. šļø: quadcinema.com/film/11-1-agenā¦





In Thimphu, met affable Amber Gurung, protagonist of Arun Bhattaraiās documentary āAgent of Happinessā (2024) shown at #FSA24. He lost his love to Australia migration, but am glad to report that heās got his National ID Card and now owns a tyre sales and repair shop. Arun Bhattarai
