Happy Things In Sorrow Times

Set against the backdrop of the ongoing war, “Happy Things in Sorrow Times” is a delicately-wrought tale—told from the hopeful heart of an Afghan child—of love, hardship, separation, loss and fear.

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• Official Selection, Berlin International Film Festival
• Official Selection, Pusan International Film Festival
• New Currents Award, Pusan International Film Festival (Nominee)
• Official Selection, Karlov Vary Festival

Starring: Jo Odagiri, Kavi Raz, and Chloe Snyder
Director: Atsushi Funahashi
Producers: Masayuki Mori, Takio Yoshida, Shozo Ichiyama
Co-Producers: Mohammed Naqvi, Alyssa Jo Black
Writers: Atsushi Funahashi, Eric Van Den Brulle
Cinematographer: Eric Van Den Brulle
Editor: Steve Hamilton
Sound Design: Justin Kawashima
Music: Janek Duszynski

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