Question 1

How did the filmmakers ensure accuracy in depicting veterans?

Accepted Answer

Director K. Lorrel Manning and lead actor Michael Cuomo interviewed over 80 veterans from various wars, including Iraq/Afghanistan, Desert Storm, Vietnam, and WWII, and Manning gave interview subjects drafts of the script for feedback.

Question 2

What inspired K. Lorrel Manning to explore PTSD in veterans?

Accepted Answer

Manning became interested in the subject after randomly picking up Nina Berman's book 'Purple Hearts: Back from Iraq' at a Barnes & Noble and reading it cover to cover that night.

Question 3

Which festival featured Happy New Year?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the SXSW Film Festival in 2011.

Question 4

What is the connection between the film and an Off-Broadway play?

Accepted Answer

Happy New Year was adapted from K. Lorrel Manning's critically-acclaimed Off-Broadway play of the same title, which ran in June/July 2007 and starred Michael Cuomo and William Oliver Watkins.

Question 5

Who originated the role of Cole Lewis before the feature film?

Accepted Answer

Lead actor Michael Cuomo originated the role of 'Cole Lewis' in the Off-Broadway play, then revised it in an award-winning short film, and finally in the feature.

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