IF YOU’RE HAPPY

18 Min | Phoebe Arnstein | United Kingdom

A woman struggles with the pressures of motherhood and uses a childish game at a local baby group to vent her fury, sparking an unexpected chain reaction.

#motherhood #postpartum #isolation #claustrophobia

live action

fiction

Director

Phoebe Arnstein

Phoebe is a filmmaker and photographer spanning fiction, documentary, and commercials. She is known for drawing honest, true to life performances from talent and elevating the everyday to a place that is unique and poignant.

In 2020 she won the Young Director’s Award for her documentary WE THE BATHERS, as well as receiving a Vimeo ‘Best of the Year’ nomination, and her fiction shorts have screened at worldwide festivals.

Prior to all this Phoebe worked in the camera department on prestigious Film & TV productions, often turning the camera truck into her personal production office to get her own projects off the ground (much to the delight of her fellow crew).

After putting down the clapper board for good Phoebe was selected by HBO’s mentoring scheme and shadowed the lead director on SUCCESSION.

She is currently developing her short IF YOU’RE HAPPY into a feature with Film 4.