Really Happy Someday
Victorian Premiere
Director: J Stevens
Unclassified 15+ | 1:30:00 | Canada | 2024 | English
Bisexual | Queer | Trans
Drama | Music
Winner of Best Canadian Feature at the 2025 Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, Really Happy Someday follows Z, a rising musical theatre star whose world revolves around singing. When a pivotal audition goes wrong, Z is forced to question his career, relationship, and identity as a newly trans masc performer. Just as he’s ready to give up, he meets a warm, down-to-earth vocal coach who helps him rediscover his voice. Z’s journey with his sound opens him up to a whole new world of possibilities. Directed by J. Stevens and filmed over a year to capture the physical and vocal changes of co-writer and star Breton Lalama, this heartwarming drama reveals the power of centering trans voices, both on and behind the camera.
This feature will be preceded by the World Premiere of Australian short, Billie and Jesse (DIR: AP Pobjoy)
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Short
DIR: AP Pobjoy
Billie and Jesse, the untouchable lesbian couple, hit a bump when Jesse begins transitioning and realizes he’s attracted to men. To clarify their feelings, they arrange a secret threesome with a sex worker. When they meet Brad, a country boy who matches Jesse’s ideals, the couple is forced to confront uncomfortable truths about themselves and their relationship. Director AP Pobjoy infuses their short with warmth, vulnerability, and authentic trans joy, capturing the messy, tender process of self-discovery and the courage it takes to embrace change together.
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