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The Happiest Place on Earth
(2015)
  • John H. Goshorn, Georgia Southern University
Abstract
Narrative Feature, 81 minutes

When Jonah, recently fired from his newspaper job, goes mysteriously missing, his young wife Maggie has to weigh the hopes of his return against impending financial breakdown. The anxiety of the following days threatens to tip her over the edge, yet she hopes any moment could provide the answer to the puzzle of what happened to her husband.

Distribution
Via an all-rights distribution agreement with Multicom Entertainment Group signed August 2017, The Happiest Place on Earth has been made available for broadcast in South Africa, on digital platforms in China and Malaysia, as an in-room video entertainment option on Century Carnival Cruise lines, on cable Video On Demand through Comcast and Dish Network, on Subscription Video On Demand via Amazon Prime, Transactional Video On Demand via iTunesGoogle PlayVudu, and YouTube Movies, Ad-supported Video On Demand through TubiTV, for borrowing through libraries and schools via Hoopla and OverDrive, and on DVD via Amazon.comWalMart.comBestBuy.comBarnesAndNoble.com, and TCM.com, among others.

Director: John Goshorn
Writer: John Goshorn

Cast
Jennifer Faith Ward as Maggie Price
Tom Kemnitz Jr. as Jonah Price
Marco DiGeorge as Evan Sterling
Peg O'Keef as Ellen Thomas
Chris Lindsay as Detective Darrell Jenkins
Daniel Wachs as Don Mason
Carmen Serrano Giubilei as Carmen Sanchez
J. Dennis Marsico as Phil Randall
Karen LeBlanc as Melanie Patton
Tony Riha as Morty
Janelle Figueroa as Lacey Boothe
Leon Salem as Arnold Wallace 
Suzie DeBuck as Peggy Frazier (voice)
Robb Maus as Nick Chambers (voice)
Bernie Ask as Bernard Whitehead (voice)
Heather L. Porter as Daphne Holloway (voice)
Michael Opal as Mark Alexander (voice)
Angela Davis Glover as Angela Scott (voice)
Suselyn Cruz as Trudy Martinez (voice)
George Streapy as Cliff Cosgrove (voice)
Barbara Logan as Meredith Howe (voice)
R. Stephen Riddle as Woody Doyle (voice)
Russ Clifford as Competing Job Candidate
Chase Conner as Shore Patrolman
Amber Jozwiak as Restaurant Patron #1
Lindse Fletcher as Restaurant Patron #2
Elizabeth Sutphin as 911 Dispatcher (voice)
Barack Obama as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Producers:
John Goshorn
Kate Jacobs
Julie Opala

Music by Gavin Salkeld
Cinematography by Jeffrey Gross

Film editors: 
Austin Boggs
Alan Parker
Kate Shults

Production Design by Elizabeth Sutphin
Set Decoration by Sarah Cole and Richard Russell

Makeup Department
Special Makeup Effects Artist: Mark Schlick

First Assistant Director: Austin Boggs

Art Department
Painters: Justin Bowser, Angelina Lee, and Rebecca Wack

Sound Department
Boom Operator/ Sound Editor/ Sound Mixer/ Sound Recordist: Joe Caulfield
Re-recording Mixer/ Sound Editor: Marco DiGeorge
Re-recording Mixer: Sebastian Jones
Re-recording Mixer: Ryan Pomeranz
Sound Editor: Jared Rowe
Sound Designer/ Sound Editor/ Sound Mixer: Gavin Salkeld
Re-recording Mixer: Chris Williamson

Visual effects by Marco DiGeorge and Derek Alan Rowe

Camera and Electrical Department
Camera Operator: Second Unit: Enrique Fernandez-Bravo
Camera Operator: Jeffrey Gross
Camera Operator: Second Unit: Sebastian Jones
First Assistant Camera: Alex Lazin
Camera Operator: Second Unit: Benjamin Michel
Camera Operator: Second Unit: Russell Parker
Camera Operator: Second Unit: Aleksey Siman
Second Assistant Camera: Ben Taylor
Still Photographer: Raqeebah Zaman

Casting Department 
Casting Assistants: Lindse Fletcher and Gina Negron

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wardrobe Assistant: Amber Jozwiak

Editorial Department 
Colorist: Jared Rowe
Digital Asset Manager: Ben Taylor

Location Management 
Location Manager: Joseph Sweredoski

Script and Continuity Department
Script Supervisor: Ryan O'Grady

Additional Crew
Trailer Editor: Karen Annuza 
Production Coordinator/ Talent Coordinator: Carolyn Fin
Craft Service: Syndni Gonzalez
Production Assistant: Amy Goshorn
Producer of Marketing and Distribution: Dylan Kenyon
Production Assistant: Jessica Southwell
Publication Date
2015
Comments
Presentation/Screening History: 
Bedford Int’l Film Festival, Bedford, VA; Invited Screening: Closing Film 2019
Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival, Lafayette, LA; Official Selection 2016
Blow-Up Chicago Int’l Art House Film Festival, Chicago, IL; Official Selection 2015
Fort Lauderdale Int’l Film Festival, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Official Selection 2015
River’s Edge Int’l Film Festival, Paducah, KY; Official Selection 2015
Orlando Film Festival, Orlando, FL; Official Selection 2015
Twin Rivers Media Festival, Asheville NC; Official Selection 2015
Cinequest Film Festival, San Jose, CA; Official Selection World Premiere 2015

Award Nominations
Best Director, Feature; Maverick Movie Awards 2015
Best Lead Actress, Feature; Maverick Movie Awards 2015
Best Cinematography, Feature; Feature Maverick Movie Awards 2015
Best Editing, Feature; Feature Maverick Movie Awards 2015

Citation Information
John H. Goshorn. "The Happiest Place on Earth" (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-goshorn/5/