Appiness

Appiness is a Canadian comedy film written, directed and produced by Eli Batalion.^[1][2][3] The film stars Eli Batalion as Eric Newman, who, upon being laid off from his stuffy corporate job, starts to pursue tech entrepreneurial start-up dreams with long-lost high school friend Raj Patel (Varun Saranga). The film premiered on the festival circuit in 2018, with its domestic premiere at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma in 2019.^[4]

Appiness
Directed by	Eli Batalion
Written by	Eli Batalion
Produced by	Eli Batalion
Starring	Eli Batalion Varun Saranga Amber Goldfarb Jayne Heitmeyer Larry Day
Cinematography	Benoit Beaulieu
Edited by	Mark Bendit
Music by	Joe Barrucco, Eli Batalion
Distributed by	Gravitas Ventures
Release dates	September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10) (Festival) January 28, 2020 (2020-01-28) (Public)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Appiness was released by distributor Gravitas Ventures in early 2020.^[5]

Cast

• Eli Batalion as Eric
• Varun Saranga as Raj
• Amber Goldfarb as Jeanine
• Kathleen Stavert as Nila
• Derek Johns as Jack
• Jayne Heitmeyer as Sierra
• Mike Paterson as Schlein
• Larry Day as Jeffrey
• Daniel Brochu as Chet

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result
2018	Calcutta International Cult Film Festival	Debut Filmmaker	Eli Batalion	Won[6]
2019	Canada China International Film Festival	Best Actress	Amber Goldfarb	Won