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A documentary capturing an unprecedented, border-to-border crossing of Bhutan - one of the happiest places on earth.

Crossing Bhutan : A Feature Documentary

A feature-documentary telling the story of a human-powered journey across Bhutan exploring the Himalayan Kingdom's unique policy of Gross National Happiness.
A feature-documentary telling the story of a human-powered journey across Bhutan exploring the Himalayan Kingdom's unique policy of Gross National Happiness.
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Ben Henretig
Ben Henretig
932 backers pledged $112,110 to help bring this project to life.
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Reminder! Sign-up by Sept. 15 5pm EST for Exclusive Online Screening of "Crossing Bhutan" this Weekend!

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Sneak Peak: Get a Private Link to Screen "Crossing Bhutan"!

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Additional Screening Added @ SBIFF This Fri Feb. 12th, 11AM at the Lobero!

Hey Kickstarters ~

Just wanted to drop you a quick note to share the news - our World Premiere screenings at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival exceeded our wildest... Read more

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Santa Barbara International Film Festival Screening Times Announced! [Feb. 5 & 7]

Hey Kickstarters ~

We've just found out that our film will premiere at one of the prime spots at SBIFF - 7pm on Friday, Feb. 5th at the historic Lobero... Read more

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"Crossing Bhutan" to premiere at Santa Barbara International Film Festival!

Hey Kickstarters,

At long last, we can share the news ...

Crossing Bhutanwill have it’s world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival next month, between Feb 3... Read more

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Exciting News - World Premiere Confirmed for February 2016! (+ Other Important Updates)

Hey Kickstarters,

We’re over the moon with excitement.

We’ve just learned that the film has been accepted to an outstanding film festival for it’s World Premiere in February 2016!

We... Read more

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Unreleased Clip #1 from The Happiest Place film

Hey Kickstarters,

Spring has sprung! I hope you’re enjoying the change in weather and new energy.

If you didn’t catch it, in our last update we shared results from our... Read more

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Happy Thanksgiving! + Rough Cut Screening Feedback

 Hey Kickstarters,

Hope you had a warm, cozy Thanksgiving filled with quality time with loved ones.

Since our last update, we’ve held Kickstarter rough cut screenings in NYC and the... Read more

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Successful NYC screening; Upcoming rough cut screening in San Francisco on October 16th!

 ~ Hey Kickstarters ~

I have exciting news.  

On Sept. 19th in NYC we had our first successful rough cut screening of The Happiest Place!

While it was quite... Read more

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Music Videos for Imogen Heap's Original Score for The Happiest Place Go LIVE!

 Hey Kickstarters!

What happened when Grammy award-winning producer and musician Imogen Heap hiked the Bhutanese Himalayas with The Happiest Placeteam - then got her hands hundreds of hours of... Read more

Rough Cut Screenings Draw Near!

 Summer is upon us! If that’s not a reason for happiness, I’m not sure what is.

After a momentary pause preparing for the TEDxStanford talk about the film, I’ve jumped... Read more

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Watch Ben's TEDxStanford talk about the film here!

Hey Kickstarters,

Hope this message find you healthy and happy!

On May 10th, I had the privilege of speaking at TEDxStanford as the final speaker of the day. The talk,... Read more

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Catch Ben talking about the film tomorrow @ TEDxStanford livestream (between 5 - 7pm Pacific)

 To our amazing backers ~

Ben here.  I just wanted to give you a heads up that I’ll will be speaking about the film at TEDxStanford this Saturday, May 10th... Read more

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#thisishappiness + HuffPo Live!

#thisishappiness

I just wanted to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone who contributed to our #thisishappiness campaign. It brought us waves of happiness throughout our World Happiness Day to see... Read more

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Help Launch #thisishappiness for World Happiness Day!

Hey Kickstarters!

We’ve got some exciting updates for you.

World Happiness Day and the #thisishappiness Launch!

Tomorrow, Ben will be featured on HuffingtonPost live at 12:30 EST for World Happiness... Read more

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The Happiest Thanksgivukkah to You! (+ a long awaited update)

I hope your Thanksgivukkah was warm and filled with loved ones (+ latkas and stuffing)!

I wanted to take the opportunity to share my deepest gratitude to all of you... Read more

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New photos + blog post + Google Hangout with Ben TONIGHT, 9PM EST (in one hour)!

Hey Kickstarters!

Lots of goodness to announce.

Google Hangout! TONIGHT at 9PM EST (Less than an hour away!)

Join to get an update on the film and hear about the... Read more

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Join a Google Hangout with Ben (The Happiest Place Film Director) Tue. August 13th, 9pm EST!

*Want more regular updates? Follow us on Facebook + Twitter*

Save the date! On Tuesday, August 13th at 9pm ESTwe'll be holding our very first Google Hangout for The... Read more

Back to Bhutan!

*Follow our updates from Bhutan Part II here: http://facebook.com/thehappiestplace*

Kuzu Zangpo La Kickstarters!

I wanted to share a quick video update on the film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykR5R-T5zhc&feature=youtu.be

After more than a year... Read more

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Spring Update on The Happiest Place Film!

This post is long overdue!

I’ve been waiting until we had something meaningful to share an update, and now we do. After getting our first rough assembly of the film... Read more

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Our first rough assembly of The Happiest Place!

*For regular updates on the film follow us on Facebook and Twitter*

Almost a year after production in Bhutan we have our first full assembly of the film!

Thanks... Read more

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300 Hours, 100 Colored Notecards, and a White Wall

*Want to stay up-to-date on the film’s progress? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter*

~ Kuzu Zangpo! ~

The last few weeks we’ve jumped headfirst into post-production for The Happiest Place.... Read more
Successfully raised $112,110 with 932 backers

The Journey Comes Full Circle

Taking on a creative project of this scale is daunting.

At one point, midway through our second trek in Bhutan, I was ready to quit. I was beyond the point... Read more

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LAST TWO DAYS - Help The Happiest Place across the finish line!

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Kadinchey!
(or "Thank You!", for those who don't speak Dzongka)

When, almost a month ago, we launched the Kickstarter campaign for The Happiest Place film, we never anticipated the... Read more

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Behind-the-scenes Microdoc Part II : Imogen Heap + The Happiest Place

Over a week ago we shared Part 1 of a behind-the-scenes documentary on Grammy-award winning musician Imogen Heap’s process on scoring the film.

Now, we’re excited to share Part 2... Read more

Tiny Himalayan Country Makes Big Splash on Kickstarter

Unreal. We’ve crossed another milestone -- 80K -- making us the most funded film project live on Kickstarter!

THANK YOU everyone who has supported us in bringing this project to... Read more

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Behind-the-scenes microdoc: Imogen Heap + The Happiest Place

First, a huge THANK YOUto everyone who has supported the project to date -- with your help, we’ve pushed past our first stretch goal of $55,000 for color correction and... Read more

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The Happiest Place - Video Memory #1 - Jangothang Basecamp

We have crossed 500 backers!  The campaign momentum is great and we are seeing growing interest from a variety several publications including the New York Times. 15% of those who... Read more

48 hours, $45k - so what now? (stretch goals, new prize levels)

Unbelieveable. 48 hours into the campaign and we’ve hit our goal of $45k!

https://vimeo.com/49483916

Words cannot describe how moved I am to have all the support we’ve had for this... Read more

~ Kadinchey ~ (thank you in Dzongkha)

Friends of The Happiest Place,

Wow.  I feel like I've been riding a wave of love and support unlike anything I've experienced.

The project has been posted a little more... Read more
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