The Happy Poet
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The Happy Poet is a 2010 film written and directed by Paul Gordon. It is shot on-location in Austin, Texas
. It has appeared at a variety of film festivals, including the Venice Film Festival
's "Venice Days" (Giornate Degli Autori) section.
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. It has appeared at a variety of film festivals, including the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
's "Venice Days" (Giornate Degli Autori) section.
Cast
- Paul Gordon
- Jonny Mars
- Chris Doubek
- Liz Fisher
- Amy Myers Martin
- Ricardo Lerma
- Sam Wainwright Douglas
- Carlos Trevino
Film festivals
- Venice Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalThe Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
2010 - SXSW Film Festival 2010
- Traverse City Film FestivalTraverse City Film FestivalThe Traverse City Film Festival is an annual film festival held every late July through early August in Traverse City, Michigan. The festival was created as an annual event in 2005 to help “save one of America's few indigenous art forms—the cinema." The event was co-founded by Michael Moore, the...
where it won the Fiction Jury Prize for Emerging Talent