SMS From Shangri-La (2010)
"Gross national happiness is more important than gross national product", declares the King of Bhutan. Can happiness be decreed? We accompany seven Swiss musicians to this mountainous Himalayan country. Between concerts, we meet Bhutanese people in their daily lives, who tell us, as if in passing, what makes them happy. Are we capable of finding happiness elsewhere? Does the advantage of globalization lie precisely in the erasure of the elsewhere? The whole world is in the here and now, and distant horizons are always close to us, transported by SMS...
Director: Dieter Fahrer, Lisa Röösli
Genre: Documentary
Release Date: January 21, 2010
Screenplay
- Dieter Fahrer (Screenplay)
- Lisa Röösli (Screenplay)
Cinematography: Dieter Fahrer, Lisa Röösli
Editing: Maya Schmid
Production: Balzli & Fahrer Filmproduktion, SRG SSR, ARTE GEIE, SRF
Country: Switzerland
Language: Dzongkha, English, Deutsch
Original Language: en
Keywords
artfilm
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is SMS From Shangri-La about?
- "Gross national happiness is more important than gross national product", declares the King of Bhutan. Can happiness be decreed? We accompany seven Swiss musicians to this mountainous Himalayan country. Between concerts, we meet Bhutanese people in their daily lives, who tell us, as if in passing, what makes them happy. Are we capable of finding happiness elsewhere? Does the advantage of globalization lie precisely in the erasure of the elsewhere? The whole world is in the here and now, and distant horizons are always close to us, transported by SMS...
- Who directed SMS From Shangri-La?
- SMS From Shangri-La was directed by Dieter Fahrer, Lisa Röösli.
- What genre is SMS From Shangri-La?
- SMS From Shangri-La is a Documentary film.
- Where was SMS From Shangri-La produced?
- SMS From Shangri-La was produced in Switzerland.