Feb 19 2025 to Feb 19 2025 6:30 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

2024 | 90 minutes | Nepali and Dzongkha with English subtitles | Bhutan/Hungary

Can you measure happiness? The country of Bhutan invented Gross National Happiness to do just that, and Amber is one of the agents who travels door to door to meet people and see how they feel. However, he hasn’t gotten around to measuring his own happiness level. Still living with his mother at the age of 40, he’s nevertheless a hopeless romantic who dreams of finding love. But as one of the Nepali minority who were deprived of their citizenship, Amber isn’t the most eligible bachelor. We embark with Amber on his bittersweet journey to encounter Bhutanese from all walks of life. At the end of the road we are reminded of the fragility and beauty of our own happiness. No matter where we live.

Following the screening, the directors will participate in the discussion, followed by a Q&A session with the audience.

Producers: Arun Bhattarai, Máté Vince, Noémi Veronika Szakonyi

Speakers
Arun Bhattarai
Film Director

Arun Bhattarai’s recent film Agent of Happiness debuted at Sundance festival 2024 where it was a Grand Jury Prize nominee. It subsequently won awards at the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Margaret Mead Film Festival and the Biografilm festival. It also played at, CPH: DOX, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival and Hot Docs. His short documentary Mountain Man won the grand Jury prize for short films at DOC NYC 2023, qualifying it for the 2025 Oscars. He premiered his first feature length documentary The Next Guardian at IDFA 2017. Arun’s films have been theatrically released and broadcasted all over the world. His films have received support from The Sundance Film Institute, The Catapult Film Fund and The IDFA Berth Fund among others. He has also served as Jury at the Sydney Film Festival.

Dorottya Zurbó
Film Director

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Dorottya Zurbó has established herself as a prominent voice in international cinema. Her films often explore themes of identity, community, and social justice. Her feature-length documentary debut, The Next Guardian (2017, co-directed with Arun Bhattarai), premiered at IDFA and screened at over 40 international festivals. Her subsequent film, Easy Lessons (2018), premiered at the Locarno Film Festival and received several awards, including the Hungarian Critics Award for Best Documentary.

Zurbó’s latest film, Agent of Happiness (2024, co-directed with Arun Bhattarai), premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and has been invited to over 40 film festivals worldwide. The film has won several awards, including Best Documentary at the Biografilm Festival and Audience Awards at the San Francisco Film Festival and Margaret Mead Film Festival. In addition to her filmmaking work, Zurbó teaches at the prestigious DocNomads Joint Master program in Europe. Her films have been supported by esteemed institutions such as the Sundance Film Institute, Catapult Film Fund, and DMZ Docs Fund.