Correo aereo awardwinning latin music group, seattle, wa. Happiness is a cinematic road trip that explores the myths and the truths of the pursuit of happiness in america. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. Is happiness really something, as humans, we can actively pursue. The film starts off like a typical documentary, becomes a sort of truecrime whodunit, and ultimately ends up a highly romantic speculation on what might have happened to the lovely wetherbee.
As a boy, andrew andy shapter dreamed that he would one day grow up to be a filmmaker. In result, inspired and intrigued by this unalienable right, documentary filmmaker andrew shapter set out on. Join facebook to connect with andrew shapter and others you may know. Shapter is currently working on the teller and the truth, a film project about a legendary texas bank robbery. Pauseplay filmmaker andrew shapter s battle to make art and beat cancer. Director andrew shapter, curious about what happiness is and wondering why the united states ranks so low in happiness studies, sets out on a road trip.
Happiness isa cinematic road trip that explores the myths and the truths of the pursuit of happiness in america. Since our first public screening, happiness is has raised thousands of. How are people pursuing happiness in their own lives. We sat on his patio and talked about his upcoming film the teller and the truth, how he became friends with willie nelson, and his evolution from photography to film. In 2006, documentary filmmaker andrew shapter wanted to know what the pursuit of happiness really means in america today. Happiness is is a 2009 documentary film that the examines the different interpretations of the pursuit of happiness in america. Pauseplay filmmaker andrew shapters battle to make art and beat cancer. However, for many people, were not even sure what it is that were chasing. Andrew shapter andrewshapters profile on myspace, the place where people come to connect, discover, and share. In 2005 as an homage to his late, brother john, a musician who lost a long battle with cancer, shapter set out to make a film about how the music industry lost its soul to the almighty dollar. It is the second film from andrew shapter, director of the critically acclaimed. The story of francis wetherbee, a beautiful, young bank teller who disappeared in 1974 after her car was found submerged in a river. I saw this fascinating, thought provoking documentary aug.
Andrew has been blogging about the movies progress here and you can see a trailer of the movie here. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Texas filmmaker andrew shapters new film, the teller and the truth, will have its world premiere at the austin film festival on sunday, nov. Andrew shapter set out on a cinematic road trip to explore the myths and the truths of the pursuit of happiness in america. Andrew shapter is a filmmaker, photographer and screenwriter. The film features interviews with notable personalities such as the dalai lama, willie nelson and john mellencamp as well as happiness authors daniel gilbert, gretchen rubin and darrin mcmahon. Andrew has been involved in the arts since began to collect cameras and experiment with lighting at the age of 12. Some people think money can buy happiness, but this film shows that more people find happiness, not in what they get, but what they give. The film provides an unequaled view into the hearts and. He is a graduate of texas state university with a degree in political science.
It is the second film from andrew shapter, director of the critically. By andrew shapter the declaration of independence famously grants us the right to pursue happiness, americans spend great amounts of time and energy chasing it. He also shoots music videos and works with such television networks as national geographic. Documentary filmmaker andrew shapter set out on a cinematic road trip to explore the myths and the truths of the pursuit of happiness in america. Andrew shapter and his crew travel all across the united states interviewing a wide array of people with different backgrounds from the dalai lama to willie nelson.
Filmmaker andrew shapter craves traveling streets down which hes never been, and taking you along for the ride. Andrew shapter born william andrew shapter fort worth, texas is an american writer, filmmaker and photographer. Thats the enigma that led documentary filmmaker andrew shapter to his latest film, happiness is, a cinematic road trip that premiered at the austin film festival last fall, explores the myths and the truths of the pursuit of happiness in america. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. During the films tour, he shot happiness is, which seeks to define what brings bliss to life. This screening of his 2014 documentary exploring the mysteries and legends surrounding a missing person.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Andrew shapter director andrew shapter is an austin based lm director, writer, and photographer. Andrew shapter is absolutely the most amazing photographer i have the honor to know he has an incredible eye and an enormous amount of talent plus he is really cool and fun to hang out with check out all the stuff on his profile because it is all really kick ass. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. The teller and the truth, a narrative feature film from andrew shapter, now available on amazon and itunes.
This week we hung out with filmmaker and veteran photographer andrew shapter. His followup film, happiness is 2009, explores the truths and myths of the pursuit of happiness in america. After graduating from college in 1992, shapter quickly began career as a professional photographer specializing in music and fashion photography. Shapter originally had his sights set on washington before returning to his native texas to work at the capitol as a legislative assistant for state representative betty denton and then quitting to become a fashion photographer. Kind, curious, and charismatic are some of the words that come to mind when we remember independent filmmaker andrew shapter, a beloved member of austins film community who passed away in 2019. See the rest of our 2015 austin film festival picks here are 10 things to know about the filmmaker. Andrew shapter december 30, 1966 february 23, 2019 was an american film director, producer, writer and photographer.
Inspired and intrigued by the unalienable right to pursue happiness, documentary filmmaker andrew shapter set out on a cinematic road trip to pursue the myths and the truths of the pursuit of happiness in america. Its as intriguing for its unorthodox handling of truthversusfantasy as it is for its subject matter. Andrew shapter is an american film director, writer and photographer. During the film s tour, he shot happiness is, which seeks to define what brings bliss to life. By taking the film on a screening tour around the country, we can serve those in need by using the film as a tool to inspire more people to find their own personal contentment through the act of giving. Happiness is film says giving is the way to contentment source. What was your goal with this film and did that goal evolve. Correo aereo has also composed soundtracks for documentary films such as, shipibo konibo by dutch filmmaker willem malten and contributed 4 tracks for film, happiness is, an andrew shapterfaron west productions released 2009. A filmbuff film, now playing worldwide on sundance international channel and in the us on hulu, vudu and coming soon to itunes and. Happiness is looks at what truly makes people happy.
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