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Feeling Happiness

Feeling Happiness is a non-dialogue short film, exploring how to break free from the monotonous cycle of life by finding beauty in the mundane things around us.

  • Michal Staněk
    Director
  • Michal Staněk
    Writer
  • Michal Staněk
    Producer
  • Libor Matouš
    Key Cast
  • Aneta Simajchlová
    Key Cast
  • David Kaloč
    Supporting Actor
  • Michal Staněk
    Director of Photography
  • Michal Staněk
    Sound
  • Jan Staněk
    Sound
  • Michal Staněk
    Editing
  • Jan Adámek
    1AD
  • Dominik Zbořil
    Gaffer
  • Meites Vu
    1AC
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 49 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 30, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    1,400 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Czechia
  • Country of Filming:
    Czechia
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Střední škola uměleckomanažerská
Director Biography - Michal Staněk

Michal Staněk is an emerging filmmaker. He grew up and studied in Brno, Czech Republic, from where he is now moving on to study cinematography at Tomas Bata University in Zlín. The short film Feeling Happiness is his graduation film, which concludes his 4-year study of filmmaking at the secondary art school.

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Director Statement

Lately I've started to notice how people around me are becoming more and more unhappy. I see it most in my generation, where even young hopeful people are falling into sadness and depression. I think we need to start addressing that.

That's why I decided to make a film that would offer a glimpse into the life of a character in decline who is coming out of it. A film that ends with a happy ending that leaves the viewer feeling good and makes them think.

Everybody has a different view of the world and I would like to show mine in this film. A view with which I try to look for beauty and experience in my surroundings.

I stand by the fact that the flim language is international. That's why I decided to make the whole film without dialogue and use only audio and visual storytelling. By overcoming this language barrier I would like to get the film message to as many people as possible.