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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