The Happiness Thief

Genre: Family fantasy
Tagline: Magic has never been so frightening.
Comparable films: The Corpse Bride, The Wizard Of Oz, A Christmas Carol

Emily Goodchilde's happy childhood takes a drastic turn for the worse when her father suffers an untimely death.

Struggling to cope with her loss, she inadvertently allows her younger brother to fall victim to a mysterious magical man who violently steals the boy's happiness by sucking golden liquid out of his heart with a magical glass straw.

Ridden with guilt Emily must find the identity of this horrible thief if she has any hope of getting her brother's happiness back.

The Happiness Thief is the first of a trilogy of films following the adventures of Emily Goodchilde. Each story deals with what I consider the three most important universal issues facing the human race today. With The Happiness Thief we explore themes of loss, grief, family, friendship and loyalty. Unlike the majority of film trilogies I intend to develop all three stories at the same time so that they overlap seamlessly without inconsistencies in the overall story or world.