The Happiest Place: Ben Henretig at TEDxStanford

Ben Henretig is the co-founder and creative director of the film production company Micro-Documentaries. Henretig has personally directed and filmed hundreds of short films for world-changing organizations, including the Clinton Global Initiative, TED and (RED), founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver. In 2011, Henretig joined a team of four adventure athletes on an unprecedented quest to cross the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan by foot and bike. The journey gave rise to his current project: a feature-length documentary called THE HAPPIEST PLACE that explores what people in the West can learn from Bhutan's unique policy of "Gross National Happiness" about living happier, more meaningful lives.

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