
Pillsbury: Birthday Surprise
When we think of Pillsbury, we don’t just think of baking… we think of memory-making. Warm kitchens, shared laughter, and the small, sweet moments that linger.
Traditionally, Pillsbury has lived in scenes of uncomplicated joy. But we wondered — what if that same magic could show up in life’s more complicated chapters?
With that question, “Birthday Surprise” came to life — a story that honors the tenderness, resilience, and quiet beauty of showing up for one another, even when life doesn’t go as planned.
Our team
Production
Director/ Creative Director: Maple Shipp
DP: Dries Vandenberg
Producer: Luke Geissbühler
Line Producer: Max Geissbühler
AC: Alex Haas
Gaffer: Jay Hillman
Grip: Gabe Solorzano
HMU: Maiko Ando
Production Designer: Kelly Sullivan
Post Production
Editor: Maple Shipp
Color: Modern Post
Sound: Zoltan Juhasz
Doughboy modeling, rigging, animation, and composition: John LaPrime
Cast
Boy 1: Matt Vitkovsky
Dad 1: BJ Gruber
Mom: Stephanie Pham
Boy 2: Nathaniel Dickson
Dad 2: Jared Williams
VO: GM Hakim