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It's hard to get too worked up about anything onscreen in The Happys, including the cutesy English translation of Los Feliz, the Los Angeles neighborhood that gives the film its name. Directors-screenwriters Tom Gould and Jon Serpe's feature debut is the sort of quirky, insiderish L.A. dramedy that tries but fails to make us care about its troubled young characters who are, you guessed it, looking for happiness.

The story begins with 21-year-old Tracy (Amanda Bauer), a Wisconsin native newly transplanted to California, coming home and finding her hunky fiance Mark (Jack DePew) going at it hot and heavy with...

"Listen to me - don't come back." Indican Pictures has debuted a trailer for an indie Los Angeles-set comedy titled The Happys, about a girl from the Midwest who moves into the trendy hipster neighborhood of Los Feliz. Tracy befriends the various weirdos from her neighborhood after a bad break up with hey boyfriend, meeting a recluse, a manager, a reporter, and a food truck chef, among others. Amanda Bauer (from "The Myth of the American Sleepover") stars, and the ensemble cast includes Jack DePew, Janeane Garofalo, Melissa McBride, Rhys Ward, Arturo del Puerto, Cathy Ladman, Brian Jordan Alvarez, and Will Bethencourt. This seems like one of those cutesy La movies that is all about how hard/easy it is to make friends in that town, perfectly depicting all the various quirks of Los Feliz. Oh, Los Angeles. Have fun. Here's the first trailer (+ poster) for Tom Gould & John Serpe's The Happys,...

What could possibly be the worst part about breaking into Hollywood? The long hours, the stressful auditions, the tiny checks, the constant competition, the lack of support? How about all of that stuff, coupled with a very unexpected revelation about your far more successful partner?

Such is the problem at the heart of Tom Gould and John Serpe’s “The Happys,” which stars Amanda Bauer (“The Myth of the American Sleepover”) as a sunny Midwesterner looking to make it big in the entertainment industry, an already pie-in-the-sky plan made all the worse by the realization that her “movie star” boyfriend is just not that into her. (Or, to be more specific, just not into any women.)

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As Bauer’s Tracy tries to come to terms with her turned-topside life, she finds friendship and hope in...

The Happys screens Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7:00pm and Sunday, Nov. 13 at 3:30pm. Both screenings at at The Hi-Pointe Backlot. Director John Serpe, actress Amanda Bauer, and actor/producer Will Bethencourt will all be in attendance. Ticket information for the Nov. 12th show can be found Here. Ticket information for the Nov. 13th show can be found Here.

When 21-year-old Tracy (Amanda Bauer) walks in on boyfriend Mark (Jack DePew), a newly minted movie star, having sex with a man, she immediately decides to leave him. But after assessing her limited options, Tracy returns with a deal: If he agrees to marry her, she’ll forget the incident ever happened. Mark accepts her terms, but neither of them fully understands the sacrifices that both will have to make. As their relationship deteriorates, Tracy manages to compensate for the troubles in her marriage by befriending the quirky residents of her...