Underplayed Gems

Happy now (2004)

Happy now poster
Directed by
Frederikke Aspöck
Genre
short film
Country
Denmark, United States
Runtime
17 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This Danish short film looks at the way family relationships can feel strained and complicated. It follows characters in a family who are dealing with unspoken tensions and small moments of everyday life.

quietintrospectivesubtlepoignantunderstatedobservationalfamilial

What happens

Happy now er en dansk kortfilm fra 2004 med instruktion og manuskript af Frederikke Aspöck. Filmen indgår på dvd i antologien Happy Now - 3 kortfilm om familierelationer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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