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We're embarking on our next feature film, The New Peasants It’s six years already since the release of our last feature film, Living the Change. Now we’re excited to jump...

This is a blog post to accompany our November 2023 release of the 16-minute short film The Rubbish Trip. Anyone here in Aotearoa who has attended a workshop by Hannah...

We’re excited to be teaming up with UK-based animator Ben Sinclair, of Fire Lily Studio, to make a series of short films that blend live-action footage and animation. Our mission?...

After 7 years making films about sustainability and resilience, we’re working out how to build both of those into Happen Films itself. We have a dream for HF: to shift...

This article is based on our conversation with Susan Krumdieck for Episode 4 of the Happen Films Podcast. Those of you who’ve watched our feature film ‘Living the Change’ may...

This article is based on our conversation with Jono Frew for Episode 3 of the Happen Films Podcast. We first met regenerative agriculture coach Jono Frew about a year ago,...

This article is based on our conversation with Rob Greenfield for Episode 2 of the Happen Films Podcast. We’ve been fans of Rob Greenfield’s work for a number of years,...

This article is based on our conversation with Meg and Patrick of Artist as Family for Episode 1 of the Happen Films Podcast. Those who’ve already made the transition to...

Hi everyone! Here’s an update about what’s going on in the world of Happen Films :-) A Major New Film Project is Underway! A couple of months ago we sat...

A new film is born Film premieres are pretty nerve-wracking – we're a tiny little production company and until this point only a handful of people had had input into...