Is there anyone who would say no to happiness? Bhutan is a place where the government decided to make the governing rule about happiness - the Gross National Happiness.
After all, Bhutan, which is isolated high in the Himalayas between China and India, has lush waterfalls, green forests, quaint villages and an active farming community.
Local veteran filmmakers Tom Vendetti, John Wehrheim and Robert Stone were among the first western filmmakers allowed in the country to share the story of Bhutan, which previously issued only 500 visas a year. The Oahu debut of their film, Bhutan: Taking The Middle Path To Happiness, screens Nov. 17 at the East-West Center and Nov. 18 at UHManoa.
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[After blogging about Tom Shadyac] I wonder if there's any documentaries about Bhutan on Netflix or Hulu? Nope, nope. Snagfilms has Into The Thunderdragon which is about bringing extreme unicycling into Bhutan, not quite on topic. HitBliss? Nope.
Googling, I see there are several movies out there.
Bhutan: Taking The Middle Path To Happiness (available on Amazon Instant Video)
Happiness (article)
The Happiest Place: A Journey Across Bhutan (kickstarter)
Bhutan: a Kingdom of Happiness
Bhutan: The Road to Happiness
Apparently, except for the first, these are hard to find. Not apparently.
Here's a short documentary on youtube called Bhutan: The Kingdom Where GDP Is Measured In Happiness.
Another short feature called Bhutan - The happiest on Earth - One Life
Gross National Happiness in Bhutan (which is excerpts from a film)
Bhutan: The Last Place (from PBS)
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