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The director of Happy Sad Man, Genevieve Bailey and some of the cast from the film, will tour Australia for Q&A screenings around the country. The film is a charming and uplifting insight into the lives of five very different Australian men and will open in cinemas from October 31, with a staggered release across Australia throughout November.

Following her smash hit I Am Eleven, Australian filmmaker Genevieve Bailey was inspired to find more diverse and positive portrayals of men exploring their emotional selves. We journey from Bondi Beach to the outback; we laugh and cry alongside a war photographer traversing global conflict zones, we visit a farmer and outreach worker from rural Victoria, a musical nomad and a sensitive dog-loving artist. Each portrait is an intimate and heartwarming look into vulnerability, friendship and compassion.

Happy Sad Man gives unforgettable voice to the complex emotional landscapes we can all traverse. Touching, funny and tender, this must-see documentary is set to shine a light on and change the dialogue around masculinity and mental health today. Exploring hopes, anxieties, joy and darkness the raw vulnerability of these stories will inspire you to hold some of the men in your own life that bit closer.

Genevieve Bailey and some of the cast will present Q&A screenings at each of the below cinema locations.

In addition to the Q&A sessions listed below, additional cinemas will be also be screening the film for the general cinema release in regular daily sessions.

VICTORIA

Thursday 31st October
MELBOURNE – Cinema Nova
6:45pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://www.cinemanova.com.au/films/happy-sad-man

Sunday 24th November
BENDIGO – Star Cinema
1:00pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://starcinema.org.au/wp-cinema/movie/HappySadManQA/Happy+Sad+Man+QA

Sunday 24th November
CASTLEMAINE – Theatre Royal
5:30pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://www.theatreroyalcastlemaine.com.au/happy-sad-man

Friday 29th November
GEELONG – Pivotonian
7:30pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://ticketing.oz.veezi.com/purchase/4792?siteToken=tpzyttaaawrpx51hfyb3hmaf7w

Saturday 30th November
YARRAVILLE – Sun Theatre
4:30pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://suntheatre.com.au/wp-cinema/movie/S19HAPPYSADMAN/HAPPY+SAD+MAN/

Wednesday 4th December
ROSEBUD – Peninsula Cinema
7:00pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
http://www.peninsulacinemas.com.au/Movie/Happy-Sad-Man

NEW SOUTH WALES

Wednesday 6th November 
SYDNEY – Palace Norton St, Leichhardt
6:50pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://www.palacecinemas.com.au/events/happy-sad-man-qa-sydney/

Friday 8th November 
SYDNEY – Dendy Newtown
6:30pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://www.dendy.com.au/movies/happy-sad-man

Saturday 9th November 
SYDNEY – Palace Chauvel
4:00pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://www.palacecinemas.com.au/events/happy-sad-man-qa-sydney/

Sunday 10th November
SYDNEY – Golden Age Cinema
1:00pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://www.ourgoldenage.com.au/film/prc-happy-sad-man

Sunday 10th November
MOUNT VICTORIA – Mount Vic Flicks
6:30pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://mountvicflicks.com.au/sessions/happy-sad-man-q-a-screening/

Monday 11th November
SYDNEY – Orpheum Cremorne
6:20pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
http://www.orpheum.com.au/wp-cinema/movie/OHAPPYSADMANQA/HAPPY+SAD+MAN+DIRECTOR+QA/

Sunday 17th November
BYRON BAY – Palace Byron Bay
6:50pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://www.palacecinemas.com.au/events/happy-sad-man-qa-byron-bay/

ACT

Thursday 7th November
CANBERRA – Palace Electric
6:50pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://www.palacecinemas.com.au/events/happy-sad-man-qa-canberra/

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Wednesday 13th November
PERTH – Luna Leederville
6:30pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://www.lunapalace.com.au/select-film+3262+happy-sad-man-advance-director-qa

Thursday 14th November
PERTH – Palace Paradiso
6:50pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://www.palacecinemas.com.au/events/happy-sad-man-qa-perth/

QUEENSLAND

Tuesday 19th November
BRISBANE – Palace James St
6:50pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://www.palacecinemas.com.au/events/happy-sad-man-qa-brisbane/

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Wednesday 27th November
ADELAIDE – Palace Nova Eastend
6:30pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
https://ticketing.palacenova.com.au/Ticketing/visSelectTickets.aspx?cinemacode=160&txtSessionId=88006

Thursday 28th November
ADELAIDE – Wallis Cinemas Mitcham
7:00pm
Q&A event with Genevieve Bailey and guest. Tickets on sale here:
http://www.wallis.com.au/events/happy-sad-man

You can find out more about the film via its website: www.happysadman.org