Handmade Happiness | Award-Winning Stop Motion Animated Short Film

Handmade Happiness is a colourful stop motion animated documentary exploring how a passion for craft helps four makers overcome adversity.
// A stop motion animated short film I was inspired to make after reading a newspaper article about how crochet could be prescribed by a doctor to improve your health.
#mentalhealth #knitting #crochet #puppet #needlefelting #stopmotion
FESTIVALS
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Los Angeles Animation Festival (California USA) ** Winner Best Documentary
Tbilisi International Animation Festival (Tbilisi Georgia) ** Winner Best Documentary
Sydney Film Festival (Sydney AUSTRALIA), London International Animation Festival (London, England), Melbourne International Animation Festival (Melbourne, Australia), Cardiff Animation Festival (Cardiff, Wales), Canberra Short Film Festival (Canberra, Australia), Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival (Launceston, Australia), Nano Film Festival (Naples, Italy) , Zebra Film Festival (Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia), Junction Arts Festival (Launceston, Australia), Animanima Film Festival (Čačak, Serbia), MICMX INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Mexico City MEXICO), Brighton International Animation Festival (Brighton UK), St Kilda Film Festival (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
CREDITS
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Featuring: Sam Leishman, Shichao “Saisai” Luo, Paul Rubie, Sybilla Scott-Smith
Directed and Designed: Vivien Mason
Writer: Letitia Lamb
Animation: Vivien Mason, Avon Blazely and Jenae Hall
Puppet fabrication: Vivien Mason
Assistant puppet fabricators: Avon Blazely and Jenae Hall
Editing and sound design: Vivien Mason
Score Composed: Frances Cameron
Sound Mix: Mike Gissing
Producer: Vivien Mason
Impact Producers: Lara Van Ray and Catherine Pettman
Executive Producers: Abi Binning and Franziska Wagenfeld
Behind the scenes trailer: Ebony ten Broeke
Handmade Happiness is supported by Wide Angle Tasmania and The Tasmanian Community Fund, with the animation training attachment supported by Screen Tasmania.
We respectfully acknowledge the muwinina people who are the custodians of the land on which we work.
M Y S O C I A L M E D I A
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Facebook: / vivienmadethis
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W E B S I T E
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www.superfunhappytime.com

[@EiraBagenal]

Really well directed, really beautiful!

[@vivienmadethis]

Thanks so much! Thanks for watching 😊

[@annagettings4675]

Wonderful. And familiar to my life, and my family's life.

[@vivienmadethis]

I'm so glad you enjoyed our film! 😊

[@JustinHeazlewood]

Brilliant - I love the flying books and yarn-craft taking off. They are charismatic puppets.

[@vivienmadethis]

I love the flying books too. So glad you enjoyed!! 😊

[@alisonschannel7043]

Such a beautiful film!

[@vivienmadethis]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it ☺️

[@roystonsuev]

❤this video is so lovely to watch and listen to, very creative, thanks for sharing

[@vivienmadethis]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@jessmurray5463]

Well done! Such a cool li'l movie.

[@vivienmadethis]

Thank you so much! Makes me wanna go and make a new batch of puppets 😝

[@rubywilcox2159]

Delightful and sweet!

[@vivienmadethis]

Thanks for watching! 😊🌟

[@talkingcatsproductions1140]

I really liked this one.😄 Thank you 💚🌎💯👏🏼✌🏼

[@vivienmadethis]

So glad you enjoyed it! 🌟✨

[@FlashArteAmor]

lovely and funny!! I want to share in a group of friends who loves sewing.

[@vivienmadethis]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@plant_girl0]

Adorable ❤

[@vivienmadethis]

Thanks!! 😊

[@annagettings4675]

Interesting factoid. Knitting used to be an exclusively male job. 😊

[@vivienmadethis]

Wow. I didn't know that, how fascinating!

[@rebeccathomsonfilm]

Such a gorgeously crafted film about the many benefits of craft and creativity. 🧶💕🧵

[@vivienmadethis]

Thank you! It was a joy to make ❤🧶❤

[@StuCupid]

I loved seeing this in festivals, I love sewing plushies of little characters and creature so yeah

[@vivienmadethis]

Thanks for coming out to festivals and watching! I love sewing characters too. So satisfying. 😊🧵✨