| Really Happy Someday | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | J Stevens |
| Screenplay by | Breton Lalama J Stevens |
| Produced by | J Stevens |
| Starring | Breton Lalama Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah Xavier Lopez Ali Garrison Katharine King So |
| Cinematography | J Stevens |
| Edited by | Perrie Voss |
| Music by | T. Thomason Joel Waddell |
| Production company | Spindle Films |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Really Happy Someday is a Canadian drama film directed by J Stevens, and released in 2024. The film stars Breton Lalama as Z, a trans man musical theatre actor who unexpectedly botches an audition for a role due to the effects of his gender transition on his singing voice, and must work with a vocal coach to retrain himself to sing in his new register.
The cast also includes Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah, Xavier Lopez, Ali Garrison, Katharine King So, Aisha Evelyna, Lauren Beatty, Perrie Voss, Lior Maharjan, Marley Kajan and Paloma Nuñez in supporting roles.
The film premiered in the Discovery program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. It was subsequently screened in the Borsos Competition program at the 2024 Whistler Film Festival, where it won the awards for best film and best screenplay.
Stevens received a nomination for the DGC Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film.
References
- Annemarie Cutruzzola, "TIFF Top 20: A Guide to Our Most Anticipated Films at the 2024 Festival". She Does the City, August 16, 2024.
- Pat Mullen, "J Stevens talks ‘Really Happy Someday’ and real-time transition filmmaking". Xtra Magazine, September 9, 2024.
- Zac Ntim, "TIFF 2024: Laura Carreira’s ‘On Falling’ & ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ Starring Chloë Sevigny Among Titles Set For Discovery Sidebar". Deadline Hollywood, July 24, 2024.
- Janet Smith, "Hunting Matthew Nichols and Kryptic among B.C. contingent as Whistler Film Festival unveils Canadian entries". Stir, October 28, 2024.
- Jamie Casemore, "Really Happy Someday takes Best Canadian Feature at WFF". Playback, December 9. 2024.
- Connie Thiessen, "Sweet Angel Baby leads DGC Awards’ film nominations". Broadcast Dialogue, September 20, 2024.
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