tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2021-03-21T17:18:54+08:00 Peatix Happiness Initiative tag:peatix.com,2021:event-1847839 2021-03-21T14:30:00SGT 2021-03-21T14:30:00SGT

The Happiness Film Festival 2021 explores what it means to create "An Inclusive Journey to Happiness".The feature film A MAN CALLED OVE and accompanying short film PIGEONHOLE look at what we can learn about happiness from the ELDERLY. The screening will be followed by a post-screening dialogue on how we can reach out to the elderly.https://youtu.be/83FH1y5aLfQFeature FilmA Man Called Ove dir. Hannes Holm Ove is a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbour from hell.” However, behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heart-warming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents’ association to their very foundations.2015 | 116 min | Comedy-drama | Swedish & Persian with English Subtitles | NC16 (Some Mature Content)___Short FilmPigeonhole dir. Lim Mei FongMdm Chua and Ah Hong live together in a one-room rental flat. Despite getting along well initially, their relationship turns sour when Mdm Chua confronted Ah Hong one night as she assumed that Ah Hong has meddled with the television. As the pair becomes more open about the issues they have with each other behind the other’s back, Ah Hong eventually finds another flat to move into with the help of a cleaner, leaving Mdm Chua alone in the end.- Curated by Objectifs -16 mins | Teochew with English and Chinese subtitles Get tickets here. Post Screening DialogueSingapore’s population is ageing. By 2035, it was estimated that around 32 percent of Singaporeans will be aged 65 and above. Often forgotten and left behind by the ever changing world, the elderly face a harrowing disconnection from the world around them.“The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.” Boundless with their wisdom and rich with experience, the elderly actually have much to teach us about what it means to truly live. How then do we reconnect the elderly to our developing world?In this panel discussion, together with our experienced speakers in this field, we will explore the lessons about happiness that the elderly can teach us and how we can reach out to the elderly.              (from left to right)Juliana Johan | ModeratorCo-founderThe Affirmative PeopleJuliana Johan is a gerontologist, Happy For No Reason Trainer and a Rapid Transformational Coach for senior executives, entrepreneurs and leaders. She utilises a complete range of validated tools and assessments for individuals and teams around the world to leverage on emotional intelligence, neuroscience and resiliency. She supports them as they unearth the source of their issues, reframe limiting beliefs and strategically achieve their breakthroughs. She specialises in facilitating states of flow and purpose where you perform optimally and live everyday loving life with both, achievement and satisfaction.Adrian Tan | PanelistCo-founder SGAssistAdrian has over 11 years of experience in procurement as well as logistics operations, and held key roles in continuous improvement and organization-wide change management before co-founding SG Assist, with a mission to build a sustainable ecosystem of care centred around the community and promulgate the "kampong spirit" through mobile technology.SG Assist has been featured in various news and radio channels such as Channel 8 News and CNA on how the platform have supported vulnerable communities, caregivers and social organizations during COVID, keeping the spirit of volunteering among Singaporeans.A strong supporter and believer of second chances, he is also the Event Director for Help-Portrait Singapore – a social movement that provides free photography services for VWOs/Social Organisations such as senior activity centres, hospice care and women shelters to help them capture cherished memories.Genevieve Chua | Panelist1st Vice ChairmanRSVP Singapore The Organisation of Senior VolunteersGenevieve is 1st Vice Chairman of RSVP Singapore. She has been an active volunteer since 2017 and is involved with health and wellness related programmes with RSVP. Genevieve has given health talks to seniors and students from various organisations and schools. She was accorded a Fellow Chartered Accountant of Singapore status by the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) in May 2016 and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of OVOL Singapore and the Honorary Treasurer of the Print & Media Association Singapore.Choy Moi Moi | PanelistVeteran VolunteerA veteran volunteer, Choy Moi Moi, who has been volunteering since 1996, selflessly sharing her love, time and concern for a group of lone elderly in the Kreta Ayer area. Little gestures of love while doing her rounds, Moi Moi checks out not only the physical but the overall well-being of each elderly.Moi Moi started volunteering in 1996. With a simple motive to help others, she joined Lion Befrienders during a Monthly Orientation Talk at NCSS and was assigned to help with the volunteer group caring for the elderly in the Kreta Ayer area, which subsequently evolved into the current group she is volunteering with now.There is no profound theory to her ways of life, but simple manifestation of true love and sincerity. When you don't think of rewards and just do what you can with love, you will get bigger rewards in life, she said.More information here.ABOUT HAPPINESS INITIATIVEHappiness Initiative is a social enterprise that translates the science of happiness and well-being into actions people can take. Hence, helping people live a more fulfilling life and take a preventive approach towards mental health conditions.We focus on three areas:1. Raising awareness on the science of wellbeing2. Translating research into practice and programmes3. Building a community that promotes the practice of wellbeing.ABOUT NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCILAt NYC, we believe in a world where young people are respected and heard, and have the ability to influence and make a difference to the world. Together with our partners, we develop future-ready youth who are committed to Singapore by instilling in them a heart for service, resilience and an enterprising spirit.__