153:
While working on a tribute video about Payne for his 40th birthday, a friend asked Payne for his assistance in compiling film footage from his childhood performances. Because of Payne's intimate knowledge of the hundreds of hours of footage, it was a natural decision for him to direct. Encouraged by
120:
is a coming of age musical extravaganza about a child raised by his mother and grandmother who allowed him to express himself in a most unconventional way. This documentary includes actual footage from old
545:
540:
154:
several industry people in LA it became the short film it is today. It has won 14 awards to date and screened at more than 50 film festivals around the world.
145:
as well as establishing a successful singing career. The film also shows how he has evolved into one of the most sought after makeup artists in
Hollywood.
505:
500:
361:
211:
452:
284:
530:
525:
232:
226:
187:
181:
129:
videotape of Mark Payne as a childhood performer. The film documents how by age 13 Mark was working with many entertainers including
510:
309:
535:
520:
169:
163:
106:
40:
30:
220:
199:
193:
441:
138:
365:
456:
288:
515:
102:
122:
313:
494:
46:
134:
266:
341:
245:
205:
389:
346:
130:
485:
419:
175:
480:
424:
217:
142:
126:
420:"Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival (2021)"
137:
and that early in his life, Mark designed clothes worn by
285:"Newport Beach Film Festival 2009 : Get Happy"
86:
78:
68:
36:
26:
21:
437:
435:
453:"Get Happy | Iris Prize Short List 2009"
8:
384:
382:
202:: Best Documentary Short Film Award (2009)
18:
546:English-language short documentary films
414:
412:
541:American LGBT-related documentary films
258:
212:Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
208:: Directors Club Filmmaker Award (2009)
196:: Best Short Film Audience Award (2009)
184:: Best Short Film Audience Award (2009)
178:: Best Short Film Audience Award (2009)
172:: Best Short Film Audience Award (2009)
336:
334:
332:
330:
233:Cleveland International Film Festival
227:Cleveland International Film Festival
188:Toronto Inside Out LGBT Film Festival
182:Toronto Inside Out LGBT Film Festival
7:
190:: Best Short Film Jury Award (2009)
166:: Best Short Film Jury Award (2009)
14:
506:American LGBT-related short films
501:American short documentary films
1:
390:"2009 FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS"
235:: Best LGBT Short Film (2010)
223:: Paw Award Best Short (2010)
170:Chicago Reeling Film Festival
164:Chicago Reeling Film Festival
531:2000s English-language films
526:2008 short documentary films
229:: Programmers Award (2010)
562:
221:Vermont Bear Film Festival
200:Austin LGBT Film Festival
194:Austin LGBT Film Festival
214:: Best Short Film (2009)
511:2008 LGBT-related films
536:2000s American films
271:Gethappythemovie.com
310:"Get Happy (2008)"
521:Gay-related films
94:
93:
62:Sharon Montgomery
553:
468:
467:
465:
464:
455:. Archived from
449:
443:
439:
430:
429:
416:
407:
406:
404:
403:
394:
386:
377:
376:
374:
373:
364:. Archived from
358:
352:
351:
338:
325:
324:
322:
321:
312:. Archived from
306:
300:
299:
297:
296:
287:. Archived from
281:
275:
274:
263:
103:documentary film
19:
561:
560:
556:
555:
554:
552:
551:
550:
491:
490:
477:
472:
471:
462:
460:
451:
450:
446:
440:
433:
418:
417:
410:
401:
399:
392:
388:
387:
380:
371:
369:
360:
359:
355:
340:
339:
328:
319:
317:
308:
307:
303:
294:
292:
283:
282:
278:
265:
264:
260:
255:
242:
160:
151:
115:
71:
63:
61:
60:Kimberly Delape
59:
57:
55:
53:
51:
50:Markie Costello
49:
45:
43:
17:
12:
11:
5:
559:
557:
549:
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
518:
513:
508:
503:
493:
492:
489:
488:
483:
476:
475:External links
473:
470:
469:
444:
431:
408:
378:
362:"Outfest 2009"
353:
326:
301:
276:
257:
256:
254:
251:
250:
249:
241:
238:
237:
236:
230:
224:
218:
215:
209:
203:
197:
191:
185:
179:
173:
167:
159:
156:
150:
147:
114:
111:
92:
91:
88:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
72:
69:
66:
65:
64:Elysa Shapirro
38:
34:
33:
28:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
558:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
512:
509:
507:
504:
502:
499:
498:
496:
487:
484:
482:
479:
478:
474:
459:on 2014-08-18
458:
454:
448:
445:
442:
438:
436:
432:
427:
426:
421:
415:
413:
409:
398:
391:
385:
383:
379:
368:on 2016-03-04
367:
363:
357:
354:
349:
348:
343:
337:
335:
333:
331:
327:
316:on 2012-09-06
315:
311:
305:
302:
291:on 2010-03-25
290:
286:
280:
277:
272:
268:
262:
259:
252:
247:
244:
243:
239:
234:
231:
228:
225:
222:
219:
216:
213:
210:
207:
204:
201:
198:
195:
192:
189:
186:
183:
180:
177:
174:
171:
168:
165:
162:
161:
157:
155:
148:
146:
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
119:
112:
110:
108:
104:
100:
99:
89:
85:
82:United States
81:
77:
73:
67:
54:Lisa Sheppard
52:Larry Edwards
48:
47:Heather Mills
42:
39:
35:
32:
29:
25:
20:
16:American film
461:. Retrieved
457:the original
447:
423:
400:. Retrieved
397:Insideout.ca
396:
370:. Retrieved
366:the original
356:
345:
318:. Retrieved
314:the original
304:
293:. Retrieved
289:the original
279:
270:
261:
152:
135:Milton Berle
125:footage and
117:
116:
97:
96:
95:
70:Running time
44:Kendall Barr
342:"Get Happy"
58:Jayne Payne
56:Dejon Mayes
27:Directed by
516:2008 films
495:Categories
463:2012-04-10
402:2022-03-21
372:2012-04-10
320:2012-04-10
295:2012-04-10
253:References
246:Iris Prize
206:Reel Pride
107:Mark Payne
101:is a 2008
74:25 minutes
41:Mark Payne
31:Mark Payne
486:Get Happy
481:Home Page
267:"Credits"
240:Nominated
118:Get Happy
98:Get Happy
22:Get Happy
347:IMDb.com
248:: (2009)
131:Bob Hope
87:Language
37:Starring
176:Outfest
149:History
139:Madonna
123:Super 8
90:English
79:Country
393:(PDF)
113:About
425:IMDb
143:Cher
141:and
133:and
158:Won
127:VHS
105:by
497::
434:^
422:.
411:^
395:.
381:^
344:.
329:^
269:.
109:.
466:.
428:.
405:.
375:.
350:.
323:.
298:.
273:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.