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Thanks so much to everyone who's contributed to our upcoming feature-length film The New Peasants! We're off to a really great start. If you haven't seen the teaser trailer for this film you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/lacma3WzApw and if you'd like to donate to the film you can check out our page on Documentary Australia at documentaryaustralia.com.au/project/the-new-peasan…
Contributions of any amount are hugely appreciated! 😊
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We're really excited to share with you a little teaser of our upcoming feature-length documentary 'The New Peasants'! You can find out more about the film and how to support at happenfilms.com/thenewpeasants
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We're embarking on our next feature-length documentary!
It’s been six years since our last feature film, Living the Change. Now we’re excited to jump back into the deep waters of another long-form film, and we’ve been pulled into it by one of our favourite families.
Our initial intention was a “revisit” – a short film checking back in on Meg, Patrick, and Woody who we filmed with in 2017. That first film, Creatures of Place, has been watched over 2.4 million times. Many people have asked to see more about this family’s way of life.
On beginning the short and seemingly straightforward shoot in February, the story that began to emerge was much bigger than we’d anticipated. Jord is currently living in a tiny dwelling on the property, and so he’s experiencing far more of the day to day life than would normally be possible on a film shoot. This is such a luxury and a gift, for Jord to be deeply immersed in their lives and therefore able to capture their day-to-day not just with his camera lens but through the lens of his own deepening knowledge and insights.
We’re three months into shooting and editing begins in June. We’ve been able to cover costs so far with existing funds, but to complete the project we’re looking for philanthropic support or organisations able to help us raise AU$76,000. If we’re successful we’re planning to release the film with an Australia/New Zealand screening tour in December this year.
Would you like to support us in making this film? Do you know someone who could be in a position to support it? Check out our PDF funding document for more info: happenfilms.com/fundingdoc
Please get in touch if you’d like to learn more or send the PDF to anyone you think could be interested. Thanks so much! 💚
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Our new film 'Being the Change at 85' is now available to watch! This is our first film in the collaborative series 'Something Beautiful for the World' which we're releasing alongside our friends Campfire Stories and Reflections of Life. We hope you enjoy the film! Please share it if you find Helen's story inspiring 🙂
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We've got a brand new film releasing early to our Patreon supporters this Friday! We release all of our films one week early over there to our $5 and up Patrons. If you enjoy our work and want to get access to early film releases and other exclusive content, please consider joining us on Patreon :) You can check out our page at patreon.com/happenfilms Thanks!
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Jord has just started shooting a new film, can anyone guess where he is? This is a follow-up with a family featured in one of our most popular films, and one of our personal favourites!
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Over the last few months we've been posting a bunch of full-length interviews, behind-the-scenes updates, and other exclusive content to our Patreon page.
If you enjoy the films we make and see the value in the messages we're sharing, we'd love for you to consider joining us over there! The income we receive though Patreon helps us keep doing what we do.
We also love the community we're developing there. It's really nice to share what we're working on, what we're planning, and to put additional content that's never been seen before.
Even $1 a month adds up and enables us to keep making these films we're so passionate about. If you're keen to find out more, you can check out our page at patreon.com/happenfilms
Thank you! :)
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We've got a new film coming out soon called 'Being the Change at 85' which highlights the life and work of 85-year-old powerhouse Helen Dew. This will be our first contribution to our collaborative series 'Something Beautiful for the World'!
There's a premiere happening in Carterton on March 22nd, Antoinette will be there alongside Helen for a Q&A after the screening! Find out more details and get tickets at events.humanitix.com/being-the-change
Also, a story about Helen and the film was published in the Wairarapa Times-Age this week, you can check out the article at times-age.co.nz/midweek/something-beautiful-for-th…
Looking forward to sharing this film with you soon!
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We’re excited to announce the second film release in our collaborative film project Something Beautiful for the World. This film is by Mattias Olsson at @campfire-stories and it’s a thing of beauty!
The film offers an insight into the creative, passionate, profoundly moving way that one woman in Sweden, Maria, has responded to the slow devastation of a forest she dearly loves.
Check out the other films in the series at www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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Jordan was recently invited to be a guest on the Reskilliance podcast to chat about storytelling, filmmaking, and change-making! The interview is up and ready for listening! Check it out on Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/reskillience/id17230… or on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/4bkjrlT2LqLRgMlfFnsr98?si…
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Documentary films about sustainability, tiny houses, permaculture, natural building, and more. We chose film because we believe it’s the most powerful way to share these ideas. We also love making films, and love that the process – the people we meet, the research we do, the conversations we have, the stories we get to share – brings us so much hope to offset the grief we feel about what’s been happening to our world. Through film we can share that hope, with the aim of inspiring change in people’s lives and creating a better world.