An American documentarian believes his short film on popular greeter Johnny Barnes could help bring tourists to the Island.Matt Morris said his film ‘Mr Happy Man’ has recently been accepted into festivals in Florida, Colorado, Tennessee and Massachusetts.He said the overseas exposure could push people to make Bermuda a stop on their travelling agenda.“I really hope this does inspire people to visit Bermuda and see Johnny in person,” he said.According to Mr Morris, his past films like ‘Pickin’ & Trimmin’ about a North Carolina barbershop and ‘Watermelon Man’ about a farmer in the region, inspired people to take special trips to the area.‘Mr Happy Man’ is playing at the Florida Film Festival, Aspen Shortsfest, Nashville Film Festival and the Independent Film Festival Boston.“I’m encouraged by this start and foresee ‘Mr Happy Man’ playing at festivals around the world for the next two years, and as a result, inspiring people to visit the Island and meet Mr Barnes in person.”He continued: “Personally, I’d love to see the film play in hotels around Bermuda, or on cruise ships destined for Bermuda, as I would love people to see and get to know Johnny and make it a priority to meet him during their time on the Island.“I am still trying to figure out the logistics and find the right people for all of that. I briefly visited Bermuda a few years before making the film and no one had mentioned Johnny Barnes I left the Island never knowing he existed.“I’d hate to think of anyone making it all the way out to the Island and not getting the chance to see Johnny smile and wave.”Mr Morris first came across the famous greeter on Flickr. The website allows people around the world to share their photos.He was amazed that someone could spend every morning of their lives greeting people.“I never heard of anyone doing that,” he said previously.He is hoping the ten-minute film can get across Mr Barnes’ message of spreading love and happiness.And he said he was thrilled to have festivals appreciate his work.“The acceptance into Aspen was tremendous. It was by far the most competitive film festival I have played at. The year ‘Pickin’ & Trimmin’ was accepted, they chose 58 films from 3,500 submissions, so it was incredible to know that ‘Mr Happy Man’ would be playing there.“Nashville Film Festival and the Florida Film Festival are two of the biggest festivals in the Southeastern United States.“Boston was big for me personally, since I couldn’t get into that festival with previous films. It’s a top-notch festival that doesn’t play very many films, so to have ‘Mr Happy Man’ screen there is enormously satisfying.”