Appiness Explained

Appiness
Director:	Eli Batalion
Producer:	Eli Batalion
Music:	Joe Barrucco, Eli Batalion
Cinematography:	Benoit Beaulieu
Editing:	Mark Bendit
Distributor:	Gravitas Ventures
Runtime:	82 minutes
Country:	Canada
Language:	English

Appiness is a Canadian comedy film written, directed and produced by Eli Batalion.^{[1] [2] [3]} The film stars Eli Batalion as Eric Newman, who, upon being laid off from his stuffy corporate job, starts to pursue tech entrepreneurial start-up dreams with long-lost high school friend Raj Patel (Varun Saranga). The film premiered on the festival circuit in 2018, with its domestic premiere at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma in 2019.^[4]

Appiness was released by distributor Gravitas Ventures in early 2020.^[5]

Cast

• Eli Batalion as Eric
• Varun Saranga as Raj
• Amber Goldfarb as Jeanine
• Kathleen Stavert as Nila
• Derek Johns as Jack
• Jayne Heitmeyer as Sierra
• Mike Paterson as Schlein
• Larry Day as Jeffrey
• Daniel Brochu as Chet

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result
2018	Calcutta International Cult Film Festival	Debut Filmmaker	Eli Batalion	^[6]
2019	Canada China International Film Festival	Best Actress	Amber Goldfarb

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eli Batalion's new comedy Appiness makes its big screen premiere Feb. 21 in Montreal. thesuburban.com. 2020-03-05.
2. Web site: Appiness. eyeforfilm.co.uk. 2020-03-05.
3. Web site: Varun Saranga & Eli Batalion Build in App in 'Appiness' Comedy Trailer. firstshowing.net. 7 January 2020 . 2020-03-05.
4. Web site: La 37e édition des Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma - Une programmation anglophone bien présente au festival. ctvm.info. 22 February 2019 . 2020-03-05.
5. Web site: Gravitas Uploads Eli Batalion's APPINESS to Digital HD January 28th. broadwayworld.com. 2020-03-05.
6. Web site: CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER. hlc-cicff.com. 2019-05-10.