Happy Birthday (2024)
A red backpack keeps reappearing in Craig Smith’s life. A greasy salesman on his TV offers him a solution.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY follows Craig Smith, a young man grappling with trauma and grief - embodied in the form of a red backpack. Despite his efforts to rid himself of his hurt, the backpack keeps reappearing in his life. But when an advertisement for Hertz Pawn Emporium, a shop that buys trauma, comes on his TV, he finds a possible solution to forget it all. As he navigates his memories and emotions, Craig's journey culminates in a surprising confrontation that leads to a mix of release and acceptance, revealing the complexities of healing and letting go.
- Date of release
- 2024-08-16
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 16m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jammal Lemy
Casting
- Bentley Green — Craig Smith
- Robert Pine — Al Hertz
- Patrick J. Adams — Sam Hertz
- Manju Bangalore — Happy Customer
- Angela Meryl — Diana Smith
- Zain Ahmad — Morph Suit Assistant
- Caleb Decius — Masked Man
- Joe Colucci — Masked Man
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