The Thingy Fan Club screens Happy Returns for Thingy Fans!

Join Daniel Hutchings as he attempts to host a matinee screening of Happy Returns!

Expect a feature film and some tales of Thingyness in an exciting mix of screen comedy and live performance.

Happy Returns Synopsis:

Ema, a frustrated wife and mother, spends a day caught

between her old teenage expectations of romance and her

current domestic obligations after she gets an invitation

to meet a mystery man at 8pm. 

Will she stay or will she go?

73mins - 2019 - English

What Thingy Fans say....

"For those of us who are familiar with Thingys,

this is a more subtle, character driven comedy."

Daniel Thackeray

Film Journalist

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"Beautiful, funny and tender. I watched it twice!"

Giacomo Cracc

Filmmaker

Enjoy Cookies

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"Such an incredibly inspiring film....this is just full of amazing

techniques and storytelling. Such a delight and so funny."

Dylan Hastie

Lettterboxd Reviewer

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"My first thingy. So funny and so profound. A film that can

make you laugh and then hit you in the feels is the perfect

type of film. And this one has so much heart to give.

Also pls more sexy dancing in the next one, tah x."

jpmackender

Lettterboxd Reviewer

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"Like Shirley Valentine directed by Nicolas Roeg."

 Leo Travis

Singer-Songwriter

Pleasant Express

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"My first Daniel Hutchings Thingy! Hope I get the chance to

see more! A pub backroom counts as a cinema right?"

Brocco

Lettterboxd Reviewer

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"A very heartfelt ode to the everyday grind and the difficult

feelings of detachment and subsequent desire towards escapism

that come with it. It does a great job of addressing this but also

reminding the audience why rekindling passion and sincerity in

the face of that is so so important."

Shaun

Lettterboxd Reviewer

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"The ending rounded things off in a great way, a way which made you smile, a way

which made you think all the confusion was worth it."

Cadburyhedges

Lettterboxd Reviewer

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"Very special to me as its my first time watching a Daniel

Hutchings Thingy and hope its not the last."

zaccardwell

Lettterboxd Reviewer

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"Happy Returns is a must-watch for cinephiles and fans of

character-driven narratives. It successfully combines powerful

storytelling with impressive technical execution.

This film's exploration of the human experience and the

significance of our past in shaping our present will resonate

with viewers long after the credits roll."

jacbrown

Lettterboxd Reviewer

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"A proper corker like."

Leif Clayton

Lettterboxd Reviewer

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"In the market for some puppy chow."

Mads

Lettterboxd Reviewer

WARNING:

This Thingy features rapid editing similar to flashing lights.

Thingy Fan discretion is advised.