HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT

Available: 11/16/25 12:00 AM - 11/17/25 11:59 PM

 

Showings

IFC Center Sat, Nov 15 12:30 PM
IFC Center Sun, Nov 16 12:35 PM
Film Details
Year:2025
Running Time:78
Language:English
Director:Penny Lane
Executive Producer:Bill Simmons
Jody Gerson
Marc Cimino
Nancy Abraham
Lisa Heller
Tina Nguyen
Producer:Gabriel Sedgwick
Julia Lewis
Editor:Frederick Shanahan
Anais Blondet
Cinematographer:Naiti Gámez
Cast:Anthony Wiggle
Laurie Berkner
Caspar Babypants
Johnny Only
Divinity Roxx
Accessibility:Sound-Amplification Headphones upon request
DOC NYC
Event Years:2025
Festival Section:SONIC CINEMA
Film Genres:DOC NYC Alumni
Family
Music
Women Directors
World Premiere
Youth

Description

WORLD PREMIERE Filmmaker Penny Lane brings her inimitably quirky outlook to the art and business of children’s music, an industry generally skipped over by those above the age of 10. Way beyond the grating basicness of “Baby Shark,” Lane profiles performers invested in creating the tastes of kids—artists wanting to shape what children will understand to care about. Among the standouts is former grunge rocker Chris Ballew, who notes amusingly that kids are like the “greatest drunk people ever” for their wild abandon at his concerts. - Jaie Laplante

The first and second screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Penny Lane.

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.