HAPPY
directed by Jordan Goldnadel
A generation breaking free from its upbringing.
Florent, 23, is an upper class Parisian who dreams of going back to America, where he attended college. One summer he meets Alessia, an American girl, lost in the streets of Paris.Together and with random encounters while on a journey from Paris to Normandy, they explore their passions, which draws them closer as well as brings up their clashing differences. As they face a crucial crossroad in their lives, they will uncover new sides of themselves, while struggling to determine who they are personally, professionally and sexually and trying to break free from their upbringings.
DRAMA DCP/HD - 2015 - France - 97min
ORIGINAL TITLE HAPPY
CAST Isabel Ryan, Jordan Goldnadel, Vladimir Perrin, Lea Moszkowicz, Arthur Jalta, Marcel Aloro, Charlotte Vercoustre
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE French, English
PRODUCED BY Third Generation
Director
Born in Paris in 1989, Jordan graduated from Tisch (NYU) in 2011. After directing 15 shorts, this is his first feature, directed at age 24, in Paris and Normandy, with an international team. Most recently he was the second unit director for an independent American feature, currently in post and has written a new screenplay to be produced in 2015.