Fairways to Happiness

The film was very well done and director Douglas Morrione does a really nice job weaving together his personal experience with the expertise and insights of others around the idea of finding happiness. The film depicts many perspectives from around the world with a common thread centered around life in Dubai, UAE. Covering heavy topics around what brings us happiness in life, what it means to pursue said happiness, with lots of comic relief found on the golf course. Definitely a thought provoking must watch documentary.

A really enjoyable documentary that examines the concept of happiness and the struggle to attain it that is perhaps one of the few issues that is common to all humans across the globe. The setting of Dubai makes it easier for the documentary to find a diverse set of people to interview and their different takes on what happiness is as a concept and how they determine whether or not they are happy in their own lives is well juxtaposed against input from credible experts and authority figures and metaphorically against the golfing struggle of the star of the show, the endearing English gentleman Eugene!

Really recommend watching this!

Fabulous docu-film. An honest insight into life as an expat across all demographics and a true reflection of the often misunderstood life and culture of the middle east. Balanced, beautiful and entertaining.

This is not only a good film about subjective wellbeing, lie satisfaction and philosophical views on what makes people happy, it's also a great insiders view of the United Arab Emirates and its national mandate around happiness. Worth it on so many levels as both the country as well as the topic are not the usual conversation starters for most people. This is good watching for a university class in positive psychology as it broadens the view of happiness and includes a range of cultural views as well as national perspectives all from the UAE. Makes you think and consider your own definition of happiness right alongside it... Enjoy!

Funny, thought provoking, and some heart from a film following expats some struggling and some striving to "break 80" golfing in Dubai. The country's community of expats is diverse and deserving of this deep dive. And along with the experts questioned in the making of this film, together they offer a unique and one of a kind tableau that even gets the viewer questioning what they are struggling towards or striving for. Only Director Douglas Morrione's unique voice could bring such seemingly disparate themes and topics together in such a thoughtful, charming, and overall funny documentary. Even if you have never stepped foot on a golf course or visited the UAE, this movie may not inspire you to such endeavors but it will inspire in you something greater.