Father Xmas (2001)
- Directed by
- Marie Rose
- Genre
- Christmas film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 20 min
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A six-year-old girl learns from her older brother that Santa Claus is not real and that their father is fighting in the Vietnam War. The short film focuses on how the children process these revelations.
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What happens
Father Xmas is a 2001 short film from director Marie Rose and the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women starring Dakota Fanning in her debut as six-year-old Clairee who learns from her older brother (Stephen Fanning) that Santa Claus is not real and that their father is fighting in the Vietnam War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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