Filmmaker Tommy Pepper shares how he transformed personal grief into the award-winning short film *Happy Thoughts*—opening an honest conversation about mental health, cultural identity, family, and healing within the Vietnamese American community.

What happens when life changes so much that you no longer recognize the person you've become?

Every journey has the power to change us. Some journeys take us across oceans. Others lead us through grief, unexpected diagnoses, or seasons we never imagined. Along the way, many of us find ourselves asking a question we never expected: Who am I becoming?