Since we had a son who was a year old at that time, we both were moved to tears by it. There was a scene where he revisited a bathroom at a Bart station with his son, and he talked about how he used to bath him in the sink of the restroom. As he recalls: “My wife and I are not avid 20/20 watchers, but we caught this segment, which discussed how Chris was faced with amazing obstacles, homelessness being at the forefront. In 2003, executive producer Mark Clayman, a writer and actor, was one of many Americans who saw a story about Chris Gardner on TV's 20/20. When Gardner lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, he and his son endure many hardships, including living in shelters, in pursuit of his dream of a better life for the two of them. No longer able to cope, his wife (played by Thandie Newton) leaves him and moves to New York. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his 5-year old son (played by Smith's real-life son, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith) evicted from their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. Though uniquely American story, “The Pursuit of Happyness” is directed by the Italian filmmaker Gabriele Muccino, best-known for the movie “The Last Kiss.”Ĭhris Gardner (played by Will Smith) is a bright and talented, but marginally employed salesman. For more on HBO Max, check out our recap of the first episode of Lovecraft Country. Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness premieres on HBO Max August 27. His travels take him to Mexico, Japan, South Korea and Denmark to explore the traditional customs of the people they meet and experience their unique approaches to life’s most pressing matters. At each stop throughout this comedically heartfelt journey, Patel is joined by a friend or family member, with whom he shares a big conflict or question about life.
Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness is a four-part buddy comedy docuseries that follows actor / documentarian / philanthropist Ravi Patel (Meet the Patels) as he travels the world seeking answers surrounding life’s universal questions.
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Patel continues to demonstrate his ability as a unique documentarian, and Pursuit of Happiness is a series I’m very much looking forward to watching. Similarly, that film explored themes of culture and family in a thoughtful and comedic way. Patel and which also featured his parents. Patel received widespread acclaim for his 2014 comedy documentary Meet the Patels, which he co-directed with his sister Geeta V. (In one of the trailer’s funnier moments, Patel’s mother explains that her definition of retirement is moving in and taking care of the grandkids until she dies.) Patel’s parents also play a major role, offering their own insights into these universal experiences and the connections they form between both loved ones and total strangers half a world away. The trailer is interspersed with direct-to-camera segments delivered by Patel and his wife speaking about how their own family approaches these concepts, during which she subjects him to some good-natured but genuinely funny ribbing. Immigration is also a primary topic, with the trailer paying specific attention to how immigrants are constantly faced with ostracism and otherism and what it means to try and make a new home for yourself in spite of those obstacles. The four-episode series has Patel visiting four different countries - Mexico, Japan, South Korea, and Denmark - and interacting with the local population in a sort of “man on the street” manner to speak with them about broad concepts such as family and retirement. HBO Max just released the trailer for actor and documentarian Ravi Patel upcoming docuseries Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness, and it looks like a charming and insightful exploration of the customs and traditions of different cultures and how they impact major aspects of everyday life.
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