Written and Directed by K. Lorrel Manning.

Shot on the Panasonic AG-HVX200 (720p at 24p) with Redrock Micro by Soopum Sohn.

"Happy New Year" follows Cole and Link (best friends who fought together in Iraq) one chilly New Year’s Eve, as they reunite in a VA Hospital to candidly discuss their post-war futures.

Friendship is put to the ultimate test in this incendiary piece that pits one man’s choice to strive against the odds with another man’s desire to fade into the night.

Back from Iraq. The battle has just begun.