The Happiest Day (2004)

The Happiest Day presents a Victorian fairy tale, told with the style of an adventure video game. It's a journey to a fantastical, alternate past. The film follows encounters with unusual, playful rituals performed by strangers within a computer-animated forest. These live-action scenes are loosely based on 1960s and 70s performance art, reimagined in an idyllic setting. The intense joy of the original performances – including nudity, shamanistic expression, and direct engagement – is recreated within a storybook world.