Project Detail

If You're Happy

Synopsis

A woman struggles with the pressures of motherhood and uses a childish game at a local baby group to vent her fury, sparking an unexpected chain reaction.
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2024 - International Competition

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 min 48 sec
Director
Phoebe Arnstein
Producer
Sophia Gibber, Scarlett Barclay, Myles Payne
Executive Producer
James Sorton, Davud Karbassioun
Editor
Russell Icke
Screenwriter
Phoebe Arnstein
Director of Photography
Micha Dymek
Production Designer
Francesca Massariol
Sound
Ines Adriana
Composer
TAWIAH
Principal cast
Erin Doherty, Jo Hartley, Emmanuella Cole, Muireann Bird
Line Producer
Rosie Ford
Associate Producer
Arsalan Motavali
Costume Designer
Amy Thompson
Hair & MU Designer
Holly Miller
Art Director
Katherine Black
Casting Director
Martin Ware

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