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Happy Birthday Duncan

After the simple night in Vanessa had planned for Duncan's birthday goes south, things get increasingly worse as guest after uninvited guest begins to show up to the celebration - the result of a mass text gone awry. Now, the young couple must not only deal with their own strained relationship, but also the collective baggage of their well, and not-so-well, wishers.

  • Omar Salas Zamora
    Director
  • Omar Salas Zamora
    Writer
  • Omar Salas Zamora
    Producer
  • Calvin Picou
    Producer
  • Kelli Anderson
    Key Cast
  • Calvin Picou
    Key Cast
  • Austin Bosley
    Supporting Cast
  • Michelle Nordlander
    Supporting Cast
  • Ken Hugo
    Supporting Cast
  • Bailey Hugo
    Supporting Cast
  • Ginger Pennington
    Supporting Cast
  • Rebecca McFadzien
    Supporting Cast
  • Mauri Montebello
    Featured Cast
  • Scott Seagren
    Featured Cast
  • Nina Kova
    Featured Cast
  • Rudy Ruiz
    Cinematographer
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 34 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 14, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Omar Salas Zamora

Omar Salas Zamora's interest in filmmaking started as a child. Throughout high school, he started working on several short films in addition to a YouTube web series. He briefly studied film production in Los Angeles before continuing to collaborate with other creatives as a director, writer, cinematographer and editor.

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Director Statement

I had been struck with an unshakable urge to attempt to try to capture a sense of realism that I felt was missing from modern filmmaking. I opened the “creative process” and invited actors to create alongside me; I gave them freedom and in return, they gave me richer characters, filled with a labyrinthine of emotions. Suddenly, the movie felt intimate and personal to us all. For some weeks in Los Angeles, I watched these actors run wild with our creations while being followed by cameras. I watched them fill the space of a distancing couple with their own weaknesses. I will always be grateful that they shared these experiences with me.