Review of The Happy Film (2017) by Louise D — 17 Jun 2016

The film opens with a disclaimer: â??this film will not make you happyâ??. It will, however, make you laugh. Graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister decides to experiment upon himself to find out what will increase his happiness most:meditation, therapy or medication? Spoiler alert: it's none of the above.

Sagmeister is a genial guinea pig / host, admirably willing to expose and explore his flaws. Unfortunately, among these is a heavily-accented, gravelly voice which renders several of his voiceovers and pieces to camera almost unintelligible.

Interspersed throughout, his gorgeous designs and animations illustrate some rather trite truisms - but they're only truisms cos they're true innit? Lots to enjoy and think about.