Z (Breton Lalama) never felt right in the body of the woman, so now she - well, by now more likely he - undergoes hormone treatment to become a real man. This has gone on for 8 months now, and so far he's doing great. Thing is, the hormone treatment has somehow affected his voice, and that hits him, an aspiring musical performer, hard, so hard that he bombs at an audition due to his voice breaking. So for a while he gives up all his dreams, like ever performing in a musical again or going to New York with his girlfriend Danielle (Khadijah Roberts-Abullah), and he starts work as a bartender at Santi's (Xavier Lopez), who he eventually finds out is a transmasculine like himself. Danielle is soon fed up with moody Z and she decides to go to New York no matter whether or not he's coming as well - and ultimately tells her he won't. But he starts taking lessons from a voice coach (Ali Garrison) and slowly gets used to his new range. He also tries to get used to Danielle not being around anymore, by drinking too much, having random casual sex, drugs and the like - before he realizes what he actually wants is  right there in front of him, and with his eyes set on that he finds his passion for singing again ...

Now it's a safe bet to say most of us (as in the general public) is neither transgender nor a musical performer, so these worlds are slightly alien to us. And yet, Really Happy Someday is a movie that's 100% relatable, as it doesn't the, let's say, exotic aspects of its script too much or tries hard to drive a message home but beneath its narrative finds very universal themes, like alienation and the search for happiness. And a suitably subtle direction and very down-to-earth actors bring this to life very beautifully and make this a very enjoyable drama that's quite as compelling because it doesn't try too hard.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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