Let's make this birthday one to remember.

69 years old (Born on February 28, 1956)

Happy Birthday, Guy Maddin! May your special day be as delightfully surreal and wonderfully grainy as your cinematic masterpieces. From the hauntingly beautiful ballet sequences of "Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary" to the quirky charm of "My Winnipeg," you've transported us back to an era we never knew we missed.

Your films remind us that silence can speak louder than words, and black-and-white imagery can burst with vibrant imagination. Here's hoping this year brings you even more success, inspiration, and perhaps another chance to make audiences scratch their heads in delightful confusion.

Cheers to you—keep rolling those vintage reels!