The Happy Film is painfully beautiful. Design legend Stefan Sagmeister has a distinct history of offering himself up for public consumption, and his first documentary is exceptional on the merits of artistic stimulation and voyeuristic thrill alone.

But the most extraordinary part of the story lies in watching him struggle with whether happiness can be constructed, and if he can find the heart of something in its dissected parts.

Sagmeister fans will appreciate how truly naked and starkly present he is, and those who struggle with emotions, chemicals, love, or life will see pieces of themselves everywhere in this film.

I loved it. It truly must be seen.

To Mr. Sagmeister and all humans around you, who created that wonderful "artistic Life-Journey" of the search……….how can Mr. Sagmeister find his happiness in his self.   When you are allowed to look at your film……as I was, there I could find so much Happiness you sprayed all over us! Just to be able to create such pictures, you all did. Including main life subjects, pregnancy time & birth of this film, all your great faces and body expressions, your wishes and I could fall with all my senses into your wonderful animations. To give such a present to others, I wish it makes you all HAPPY deeply in Your hearts!   So this "Happy film" must be in all of you, otherwise this could not happen.   I watched the movie with friends at the Film Casino Wien, and everybody was deeply impressed.   Color of life, honesty in human being, the way how you worked the elements, earth, water, air wood and metal was represented by your mind……..hard to bang into Happiness;-)

The best way to know someone's opinion about a movie is by capturing their reactions all along the movie. It's true that The Happy Film's purpose is not to "make you happy" but it truly does give you a warm feeling of safeness and happiness. It touches a big part of us and leaves us with so many challenges to deal with.

There were tears, laughs and sadness. Learning from someone like Stefan, whom I truly admire, opened up our soul and mind through this movie.

You may get lost in between because you're caught up by the honest moments that have been shared or caught up by your own thoughts thinking about your conflicts now. But that's the beauty of the exercise.

Congratulations on this masterpiece, I would watch it again and again and still learn something new every single time.