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Tiers From Tibet

The Documentary Film about the building of The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion at Atisha Buddhist Centre, in Bendigo, Australia. The stupa will be the same size and design as the Great Stupa of Gyantse (Gyantse Kumbum) in Tibet. This will make it the largest stupa in the western world.

This one-hour documentary will witness the building of the Stupa from the laying of the first stone to the last. It will examine the significance of this event against the backdrop of a cultural heritage that is facing extinction.

Award Winner

A little kid
stranded,
growing up in a
country town
he hates.
The locals reckon
it's a paradise,
but as far as
he can see,
the only
interesting stuff
happens to a guy
the whole town
dismisses as a fuckwit...
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14-year-old Ash returns home late, clammy & pale. His mum knows something has happened, but Ash can´t tell her that he thinks he might have
just killed someone. The consequences of reckless actions hit Ash head-on ­ on a day beginning ordinarily by hanging out with his best­friend Jared; and a night that made him feel second-best ­ when he threw that brick off a freeway overpass. It tests his friendship with Jared, his relationship with his family, & forces Ash to think responsibly in future.

Latest News

Neon Skin to open St Kilda Film Festival
10 May 2009 by Jannine

Happening Films most recent production Neon Skin will debut as part of the opening night line up of Australia’s premier short film festival St Kilda Film Festival.

SPAAmart: through the wringer and out the other side
15 January 2009 by Jannine

First time SPAAmarteer with the eye of a genuine social observer, Jannine Barnes, rose from her post-pitching adrenal collapse to remember what it was actually like.

Fast Lane screening in Victoria, Canada
10 January 2009 by Jannine

Fast Lane directed by Grant Scicluna and produced by Jannine Barnes has been selected to screen at the Victoria Film Festival Canada as part of the ConVerge program.

Fast Lane selected to screen in Portable Film Festival
11 August 2008 by Jannine

Happening Films’ short film Fast Lane has been selected to screen in competition as part of this year’s festival.

Distribution Deal for Happening Shorts
20 July 2008 by Jannine

SHORT ATTENTION has been confirmed as distributor for the Happening Films short film catalogue.