Happy Place (film)

Happy Place
Directed byHelen Shaver
Written byPamela Mala Sinha
Produced byElise Cousineau
Andrew Nicholas
McCann Smith
Jennifer Kawaja
Julia Sereny
StarringClark Backo
Sheila McCarthy
Liisa Repo-Martell
Mary Walsh
CinematographyJackson Parrell
Edited bySimone Smith
Tad Seaborn
Music byJustin Small
Ohad Benchetrit
Production
company
Distributed byPacific Northwest Pictures
Release date
  • September 20, 2020 (2020-09-20) (Cinéfest)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Happy Place is a 2020 Canadian drama film, directed by Helen Shaver. An adaptation of the theatrical play by Pamela Mala Sinha, the film centres on a group of women residing at an inpatient mental health clinic after various personal crises.

The film's cast includes Sinha, Clark Backo, Marie-Eve Perron, Tara Rosling, Liisa Repo-Martell, Jennifer Wigmore, Sheila McCarthy and Mary Walsh. The film commenced production in September 2019 in the Parry Sound District, primarily at Lake Rosseau.

The film premiered on September 20, 2020 at the 2020 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, and subsequently screened at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival.