Happy Destiny Homes

The inspiring stories of the men and women who created and reside in this special halfway housing project for alcohol and drug addicts and former prison inmates in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

  • Michael Mueller
    Director
    Benini - The Artist's Journey, Petrella: The First Lady of Country Soul
  • Bonnie Swayze
    Producer
  • Ben Wright
    Producer
  • Ben Wright
    Key Cast
  • Donnie Scott
    Key Cast
  • Judge John Homer Wright
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Real Life Stories, Addiction, Social Causes
  • Runtime:
    32 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 3, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Michael Mueller Video Productions
    Country: United States
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Michael Mueller

Michael Mueller was born in Germany and has been a film buff and cinema lover since his early childhood. He moved to the United States in 1994 to pursue a film-oriented education and graduated as a Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Alabama in 1999. He has lived in Hot Springs, Arkansas since 2000 and runs a video production company specializing in documenting people and events.

Michael has contributed video work to national and international television programs, including the Emmy-nominated segment "The Dish" by Sarah French for WHDH-TV7 News in Boston, the Canadian Broadcast TV documentary "Patrick, Pagans and Party Animals", interactive textbooks by Cambridge University Press and special features of major Hollywood Blu-ray discs ("Halloween: The Complete Collection"). His comedy short "Voyage to Spain" screened at the 2012 Arkansas Shorts Festival. Two of his feature-length documentaries were screened as official selections at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, "Shine On Me: Petrella, First Lady of Country Soul" in 2013 and "Benini: The Artist's Journey" in 2017.

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Director Statement

Thank you for taking the time to view my film. I hope that it will be an inspiration for anyone who struggles with alcohol and drug addiction or has loved ones who do.