Episodes (43)

Improvisations on Love (A Glimpse)
S01E01 · Improvisations on Love (A Glimpse)

Aug 08, 2012

Featuring the ensemble of the Writers Improv Studio, 42 Seconds of Happiness is a web series made from improvisations which examine with tender honesty the intimate and fragile components of love and friendship relationships.

The Dinner Part I
S01E02 · The Dinner Part I

Sep 01, 2012

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The Dinner Part II
S01E03 · The Dinner Part II

Sep 08, 2012

The Dinner continues. Will Tomas and Alis find back together? What does their breakup mean to their friends?

The Dinner Part III
S01E04 · The Dinner Part III

Sep 15, 2012

Why stay in a marriage? Are fighting parents better than no parents? Tomas wants to fight, but an unexpected guest throws him off balance.

Ben
S01E05 · Ben

Feb 18, 2013

Meet Ben. Physics student. Iraq veteran. American citizen. Born in India.

Felice and Ike
S01E06 · Felice and Ike

Sep 29, 2012

"There is no you or me, and we are one". Meet Felice and Ike, a few months before the dinner. Can they have it all? And if yes, which one of them can have it all? Or is it the wrong question?

Vineke and Peter
S01E07 · Vineke and Peter

Oct 13, 2012

"If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story," said Orson Welles. Meet Vineke and Peter, a few months before the dinner. Vineke is Peter's second wife -- he left his first one because of Vineke, and deep inside she fears he will do it again. Can one love from a position of fear?

Peter, Ike, Tommy and Johnny Depp
S01E08 · Peter, Ike, Tommy and Johnny Depp

Oct 20, 2012

"You won't be happy, until you fucking work on yourself!" Ike and Tomas try to persuade Peter to give up on Daphne. A stranger barges in. Meet Marc. Time/Space: A few months before the dinner. In a bar, somewhere in NYC.

Marc and Sila
S01E09 · Marc and Sila

Oct 27, 2012

"I've been sleeping with another woman". Marc is married, and he is happily in love with a married woman. As far as he's concerned this is the best deal one can have. Till Sila finds out.

Alis Part I
S01E10 · Alis Part I

Nov 05, 2012

"So if you could choose to live outside of yourself, what would it be like?" asks Marc, and Alis falls in love.

Alis Part II
S01E11 · Alis Part II

Nov 17, 2012

"I don't want to be sad. I don't want to cry. I don't want to feel like my life is over." - Alis. Sometimes a decision is made before it is made. Sometimes we know, but it takes time - and a shock - to make us listen to what we know. A month before The Dinner. The inevitable is written in every scene. Life is scripted, then improvised. 'The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.'

Alis Part III
S01E12 · Alis Part III

Nov 24, 2012

From "we are totally happy" to "I don't know how happy I am" it takes less than three minutes. Seeing Felice so happily pregnant, makes Alis realize that she does not love Tomas as she said she does. She would never want to have another child with him - a shocking realization.

Marc and Alis Part I
S01E13 · Marc and Alis Part I

Dec 01, 2012

"It just felt right, even if it was wrong." So Marc and Alis meet again. And again. So what is this? Fun? An escape from things that are no longer fun? How are you dealing with this? Why does your wife keep calling? Questions and lies and qualms start taking over.

Dinner Confessions
S01E14 · Dinner Confessions

Dec 08, 2012

The cast of 42 Seconds of Happiness explores the line between acting and being, in a series of thoughtful and entertaining confessions taken after the events at The Dinner.

Tomas
S01E15 · Tomas

Dec 15, 2012

"This was not the plan. This was not how I thought this was all gonna go. I fucking put myself out there and fell in love and... I'm not enough.' Tomas tells his sister, Maria, that his marriage is over. 'Sam will be fine,' he adds, only for her to blurt out: 'Were we fine?'

What Do They Want?
S01E16 · What Do They Want?

Aug 25, 2012

'We keep saying that it's about Sam,' says Tomas - but it is not. A decision to separate, especially when kids are involved, is just the beginning. And what lies ahead is perhaps one of the biggest challenges life has to offer. It is Confessions time again, and we are focusing on Tomas and Alis after The Dinner. What do they want? And what do they think the other wants? Are they even on the same planet?

Peter and the Lives of the Others
S01E17 · Peter and the Lives of the Others

Dec 29, 2012

'You'd think that when love ends, that it could just end, and it wouldn't have to be so bitter and complicated.' Alis asks for Peter's help, Peter offers Tomas his help, Tomas wants everybody to get out of his life. A couple has common friends. One day they separate. What happens to their friends? Will they take sides, will they get involved, will they even stay in the picture? It's complicated. And sometimes bitter.

Marc and Alis Part II
S01E18 · Marc and Alis Part II

Jan 05, 2013

Imagine you are in love. She is married, you are married. Both unhappily, which is why this is happening. Then one of you decides to leave the marriage. And it is not you. Alis tells Marc that she is getting a divorce. Watch what happens. And if that is not too much to imagine: you are in a car. Meeting the love of your life. Or that is what you thought. Two hours ago.

What Do They Fear?
S01E19 · What Do They Fear?

Sep 04, 2012

Are we afraid of happiness? 'With that kind of happiness comes great risk,' says Alis, and Marc, in a moment of perfect clarity, asserts that 'ultimately I think I'll be unhappy by my own choice'. Watch Marc's and Alis' confessions after Alis has told him that she is separating from Tomas. What do they, what do we fear? Is it the unknown? Is it loneliness? Or is it, ultimately, our very own happiness?

Don't Call Me Sweetheart
S01E20 · Don't Call Me Sweetheart

Jan 19, 2013

'Let's try to see what's best for your child,' says the mediator, but Alis and Tomas disagree on what's best for Sam. How could they not? They have stopped calling each other sweetheart, and now they disagree on almost everything. How do parents end up in court, fighting a child custody battle? Watch it happening to Tomas and Alis, as hurt, anger and frustration are taking the lead.

What's Good for Me, Is Great for You
S01E21 · What's Good for Me, Is Great for You

Jan 26, 2013

Guilt, pride, competition, roles, habits, preconceptions... the list of obstacles to happiness is endless - is happiness even possible? In an unusual chapter, which combines a scene, the characters' confessions and a 'dialogue' after the characters have witnessed each other's confessions, Felice and Ike deal with sharing life together.

Sam
S01E22 · Sam

Feb 02, 2013

What happens when 'our home' becomes 'my home,' when 'our child' becomes 'my child,' when 'we' goes back to being 'you OR I'? Rarely the decision is mutual, and the one who did not make it, feels angry. 'You broke up our family, now live with the consequences,' argues Tomas. 'You can't have everything!'

When Others Decide
S01E23 · When Others Decide

Feb 16, 2013

After failing to reach an agreement, Tomas and Alis are interviewed by a court psychologist, who will decide who is the best parent.

Marc and Alis Part III
S01E24 · Marc and Alis Part III

Feb 23, 2013

'Why did you get married?' 'Because I was alone.' 'What happened?' 'I grew up.' After her scary interview by the court psychologist, Alis meets don't-you just-wish-for-a-delete-button-on-your-pa­st-Marc. Is she alone again? And what does it mean, being alone?

Strong Opinions
S01E25 · Strong Opinions

Mar 02, 2013

'I didn't lie, you know,' says Tomas after the interview by the court psychologist - and smiles. Does he believe the story he is telling? The story of Alis being an absent mother? Later: 'I still to this day can't even describe the betrayal.' Is that where his strong opinions come from? A character's short confession after a key moment.

Friends and Family
S01E26 · Friends and Family

Mar 09, 2013

'Then you have the money thing, and the lawyers start coming in and out...' In a set-up you would not experience as such in the real world, but which is part of the way we are working here, Tomas' and Alis' friends and family witness the couple's interviews by the court psychologist - and they are terrified. They feel like they have to choose sides, they fear that it's contagious. and it's making them re-think their own relationships. 'Maybe there is something that's not working with us,' says Vineke. Is there? To be continued.

Tomas and Alis
S01E27 · Tomas and Alis

Mar 16, 2013

The seeds of the future lie buried in the past. Flashback: 'Tomorrow will look like today,' said Tomas in the very first scene, which initiated our long-running storytelling experience, exactly a year ago. Alis has just received scary news from a blood test, and she is convinced that this is the end. The crisis puts their relationship to the test, and Tomas persuades her to go with him to therapy.

Vineke
S01E28 · Vineke

Mar 23, 2013

Vineke and Peter are having a party. So, whom should they invite: Tomas or Alis?

Alis and Ben
S01E29 · Alis and Ben

Mar 30, 2013

Alis returns home to an empty apartment. Someone walked in with a key and took everything. She seems to know who it was.

I Care About Her
S01E30 · I Care About Her

Apr 06, 2013

Ben is Alis' friend. He wants to protect her.

Cybil and Maria
S01E31 · Cybil and Maria

Apr 14, 2013

'I'm glad that me being embarrassing doesn't scare you away. I'm pretty embarrassing all the time. I'll probably embarrass you. Is that alright?' - 'I probably won't know how to handle it. Is that ok?' Maria meets Cybil, and her life changes forever. But what about Cybil's life? Who is Cybil, anyway?

Cybil vs. Cybil
S01E32 · Cybil vs. Cybil

Apr 20, 2013

Cybil gets to meet her future self - and ask her the one question she wants answered more than anything else: 'How do you resolve the feeling of impending doom?'

Sila
S01E33 · Sila

Apr 28, 2013

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The Slap
S01E34 · The Slap

May 04, 2013

Marc loses his temper and hits his kid. The slap unravels the skin-deep balance he is trying to re-create in his life with Sila.

Vodka at Noon
S01E35 · Vodka at Noon

May 13, 2013

After a strong dose of liquid courage, Marc and Sila end up sleeping together for the first time in a long time.

You're Our Guy
S01E36 · You're Our Guy

May 25, 2013

Peter has been missing for a few days, and his friends file a missing person report.

Desperately Seeking Peter
S01E37 · Desperately Seeking Peter

Jun 01, 2013

'You've come into this world and you have rocked it.' Vineke is desperately seeking Peter and while doing that she finds Marc in Alis' apartment. For her he is to blame for everything that happened since he came into their settled lives. But is that true?

Lost
S01E38 · Lost

Jun 09, 2013

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Wine
S01E39 · Wine

Jun 15, 2013

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San Francisco Calling
S01E40 · San Francisco Calling

Jun 22, 2013

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Alis Is Out
S01E41 · Alis Is Out

Jun 28, 2013

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Silence
S01E42 · Silence

Jul 06, 2013

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Breaking Up
S01E43 · Breaking Up

Jul 13, 2013

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42 Short Films on 42 Seconds of Happiness (also know as 42 Seconds of Happiness) Season 1 (2012) is released on Aug 08, 2012. Watch 42 Short Films on 42 Seconds of Happiness online - the English Drama TV series from United States. 42 Short Films on 42 Seconds of Happiness is directed by Christina Kallas and created by Christina Kallas with Lauren Sowa and Robert Z. Grant.

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