June 3, 2024 – A chilling testament to quarantine creativity, Our Happy Place prepares for its International Premiere at Raindance Film Festival on June 20th, bringing a claustrophobic nightmare to London audiences.
The Story
Raya (Raya Miles) cares for her bedridden husband while battling relentless nightmares. Each dawn, she awakens in a forest, sinking deeper into freshly dug graves. As supernatural forces blur reality, she discovers a horrifying truth buried in the woods—and within herself.
Pandemic-Born Horror
- Shot during COVID lockdowns around the filmmakers’ LA home
- Expanded post-restrictions with Tracie Thoms (The Devil Wears Prada) and Eugene Byrd (AHS)
- Camera work channels quarantine claustrophobia
Key Details
- Director/Writer: Paul Bickel (Hollow short films)
- Cast: Raya Miles, Paul Bickel (feature debuts), Tracie Thoms, Eugene Byrd
- Premiere: June 20, 2024 – Raindance Film Festival, London
- Trailer: [Watch Here]
Why It Matters
- A microbudget marvel forged from lockdown limitations
- Themes of isolation and unraveling sanity mirror pandemic trauma
- Marks Bickel’s feature debut after acclaimed shorts
“Our Happy Place turns quarantine dread into art,” says Horror Facts’ Joy. “Its DIY roots make the supernatural scares feel uncomfortably intimate.”
Catch the premiere June 20th—if you dare to dig into its buried horrors.
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