Scared Mouse Trappings

'The Letter' Premieres In Croatia

2008-11-19T19:02:00.000-08:00

The Letter, the second film from Scared Mouse Productions, makes its debut in the city of Zagreb, Croatia for the 4th annual One Take Film Festival. The One Take Film Festival is dedicated to the art of films shot without interruption, that is, in one take.

We are part of the Main Program 1 and screen at Kino Tuškanac at 6pm on November 20th.

From Beyond The Mouse Hole

2008-11-02T17:42:00.000-08:00

We are happy to announce the release of Scared Mouse Productions 2nd short film — The Letter. This ultra short film was shot, written, produced, edited, directed, and acted by Lidia in one continuous shot. Yep, the whole ball of wax! Find out shortly where it will make its world premiere. One hint... it won't be in the United States.

Dates & Times For Rocky Mt. Women's & Bolzano Shorts

2008-11-02T17:28:00.000-08:00

Happily has been given its screening time at the Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival and were playing on Saturday, November 8th at the Fine Arts Center [SaGaJi Theater] at 1:45pm before the feature film Begging Naked (an interesting/provocative film to say the least).

At the Bolzano Shorts Film Festival, we have been given two time slots... November 12th at Capitol 2 at 10pm, and November 15th at Club 3 at 4:30pm both participating in the ShortFilm Experiment 3.

Back In Canada

2008-10-13T08:40:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the late notice, but Happily is going to be in what is probably the most eastern part of North America later this week. The 19th Annual St. John's International Women's Film Festival has selected us to screen on Friday, October 17th from 7-10pm at The Rooms Mezzanine.

Just some trivia about the area: St. John's is the oldest English-founded settlement in North America. And of all major cities in Canada, St John's is the cloudiest (only 1,497 hours of sunshine a year), snowiest (359 cm; 11.8 ft), and has the most wet days per year. It seems like the perfect place to see our cheerful film!

Viva Italia! "Happily" Heads To Bolzano

2008-10-07T21:06:00.000-07:00

Alora, Happily is having its European premiere in the Italian city of Bolzano. The 40th annual Bolzano Short Film Festival is taking place November 12-15 and we are participating in the "Short Film Experiment" section. Bellissima!

"Happily" is now a Film Threat

2008-10-05T09:20:00.000-07:00

Today Happily was reviewed by Film Threat. They gave us a better than average review of 3.5 stars. The reviewer was a bit dismayed by our use of split screen, but in the end thought that we earned the right to use it. It's quite a treat that we were reviewed by FT and glad they enjoyed watching it.

'Happily' Reviewed On Emulsion Compulsion

2008-10-04T14:22:00.000-07:00

Scott Marks' Emulsion Compulsion recently gave Happily a five star review! But spoiler note... he does give away the ending.

Now Playing At Indie-Fest

2008-09-22T21:51:00.001-07:00

For a limited time, Happily is playing on the Indie-Fest website. From September 19th - 29th, you have the opportunity to bypass the theaters and festival crowds and see it on demand! You will need to register and download a small player to your machine, but it only takes a few minutes (that is, less time than it takes to watch our 5 minute masterpiece) and it's really easy to do.

Just click here to watch it, and remember to rock the vote! Thanks!

Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival

2008-09-20T08:47:00.000-07:00

Happily has been selected to screen at the 21st Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Rocky Mountain Women's Festival is the longest continuously run women's film festival in the world. This year the festival runs from November 7th - 9th. And having only selected 28 films for this year's festival, we're very proud to take part in such a prestigious event.

WOW, We're Going To Sydney!

2008-09-19T20:31:00.001-07:00

All I can say is WOW... Australia! Happily has been selected to participate in the 15th Annual World of Women's Film Festival held in Sydney, Australia. The festival runs October 1st - 5th and we're screening on Friday, October 3rd at 5pm at the Chauvel Cinema.

San Diego Women's Film Festival

2008-09-19T18:54:00.000-07:00

Happily has been selected to participate in the 6th Annual San Diego Women's Film Festival, running October 2nd - 5th. Our short is part of a collection of "Super Shorts" which runs at 5pm on Saturday, October 4th at the Pacific Theatres Gaslamp. We hope to see you there.

DC Done Right

2008-09-16T14:35:00.000-07:00

I just got back from the DC Shorts Film Fest and had an amazing time. It was the perfect mix of everything: packed houses (yep, we screened on three screens simultaneously in front of a sold out crowd), great parties, free food, free transportation, free housing. Oh my!

A big props goes to Jonathan Gann, festival creator/organizer. This festival was so well organized. Every detail was thought out. Truly amazing.

But my favorite part of this festival (and really all festivals) is seeing what other filmmakers have done. Four films stood out for me during this festival.

Bloom - watch for this one at the Oscars. Holy crap. I loved everything about it.
The Aviatrix - we've screened with this gem before and I still love it.
Path - a cute romantic comedy that gets the balance right.
Zombie Jesus! - who would have thought that this one would be that good? But it was.

Although the festival is over for me, it's still playing until September 19th and we screen once more (Showcase 1) on Wednesday, Sept 17th @ 9:30pm.

Back In The USSR

2008-08-04T16:34:00.001-07:00

Happily returns back to St. Petersburg, Russia to participate in the 4th annual International Short and Animation Film Festival Open Cinema. We are screening on Monday, August 11th at 3:30pm at the famous House of Cinema (ДОМ КИНО) in the big hall. Our group is a selection of video-art, experimental, and music videos.

Both Obama and McCain Endorse 'Happily'

2008-07-17T08:44:00.000-07:00

While that headline is not exactly true, it is true that we will be screening at the 5th Annual DC Shorts Film Fest happening in the Nation's capitol. The festival runs from September 11-18, 2008.

Happily is screening three times: on opening night (Thursday, Sept 11th) at 7pm, Sunday, Sept 14th at 4:30pm, and Wednesday, Sept 17th at 9:30pm all at the Landmark E Street Cinema.

California Next Gen Film Fest

2008-07-17T08:38:00.000-07:00

Happily has been invited to participate in the First Annual California Next Gen Film Festival, being held in the California capitol, Sacramento. The festival runs from August 28-31, 2008 and is being presented at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium.

Happily is being shown twice, once at 5:45pm on August 30th, and again at 4:45pm on August 31st.

The Festival Of Festivals

2008-06-22T10:49:00.000-07:00

Happily has been invited to participate in the 16th annual Festival of Festivals in Saint Petersburg, Russia. We're screening at the Дом Кино, пятница, 27 июня, 22.30 (House of Cinema, Friday, June 27th at 10:30pm). Ochen horosho and yellow blue bus!

Okie Dokie

2008-06-22T10:30:00.000-07:00

Well, we just got back from the deadCenter Film Festival which takes place dead center in Oklahoma (Oklahoma City for you geography majors) and these were the highlights:

People there are waaaay to nice. Not in the scary sense, but coming from the west coast, it's strange to have conversations with random people on the street.
OK is a wonderful place for carnivores. That being said, the food was quite tasty.
There's a really cool Chihuly exhibit in the OKC Museum of Art. In case you don't know who that is, he's the master glass-smith (is that how you refer to them?) that did the entry way to the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas. It's kinda funny to think that a collection of glass sculptures are stationed in Tornado Alley, but that's how they roll there.
We learned how Okies use their noodle in the movie Okie Noodling II.
Lidia had her hair touched by director Bradley Beesley. And now she will never wash her hair again. Gee thanks Bradley.

All in all, it was a great excuse to go to OK.

Our First STIFFY!

2008-06-22T10:20:00.000-07:00

You could file this post under "inappropriate goodness," but as the title says it's true. Happily received it's first STIFFy. The STIFFy is none other than an award given by STIFF (Seattle True Independent Film Festival). What made us STIFF you ask? According to them we were the most original concept. Thanks guys!

Winnipeg International

2008-05-25T22:26:00.000-07:00

The great city of Winnipeg has asked Happily to participate in their fourth annual Winnipeg International Film Festival. We will be part of their Experidrama group and will be screening twice: once on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at 3pm and again on Friday, June 6th, 2008 at 6:30pm at the PTE SAAN Theatre (Portage Place Shopping Mall, 393 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada).

deadCenter OK

2008-05-04T14:38:00.000-07:00

Midnight Madness is the name of the game for Happily at Oklahoma City's deadCenter Film Festival. On Friday the 13th this June, we will be screened at the midnight hour at the IAO Gallery along with a handful of other edgy and alternative films.

STIFF Competition

2008-05-04T14:00:00.000-07:00

Seattle's answer to Slamdance, the Seattle True Independent Film Festival, has selected Happily to participate in their 4th annual festival this June. While this news is exciting, the coolest part is finding out the special guest who will not only be attending STIFF 2008, but also judging their weekend competition... none other than Moby! Happily will be screening at the Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater on Thursday, June 12th at 6:15pm.

Trenton Film Festival Screening

2008-04-22T17:36:00.000-07:00

Happily has been selected to participate in the 5th annual Trenton Film Festival which is taking place from May 2 - 4, 2008. Specifically, we will be screening on May 4th at 4pm at the Broad Street Bank (Trenton's first skyscraper). Although we would like to attend, it may prove difficult this time. But we hope people in the region are able to show their support and see some nice films.

Finding Gold In Houston

2008-04-22T17:16:00.000-07:00

Today we found out that Happily won a Gold Remi Award at Houston's Worldfest in a new category for them, Visual/Special EFX. We're delighted with this win and thank all those on their board for the recognition.

Rogue Cinema Review

2008-02-01T11:20:00.000-08:00

Today we got our first review, and we couldn't be more excited! Be sure and take a look, but be forewarned... they do spoil the plot.

Additionally, we have now setup a press area for Happily on the main site.

We Can Dance If We Want To

2007-12-04T13:25:00.000-08:00

... just not at Sundance nor Slamdance. The competition was fierce! Sundance got 8500 submissions and had to narrow it down to 200. Slamdance had less but only had spots for 70 shorts. But not to worry. We'll try again next year with the next film! Sigh.