December 25, 2001
Release Date

6.8

Father Xmas (2001)

Name: Father Xmas
Released: 2001-12-25

20m

Running Time

December 25, 2001
Release Date

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Plot.

On Christmas Eve in 1968 six-year-old army brat Clairee simultaneously learns the hard truth about Santa Claus and the realities of war. Her bullying older brother Mickey informs her that Santa insn't real and that their absent father is actually far away, serving his country in the Vietnam War.

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Cast & Crew.

Dakota Fanning

Clairee

Stephen Fanning

Mickey

Christopher Lohr

Father

Marie Rose

Writer / Director

Jack Sekowski

Producer

Kenneth Stipe

Cinematographer

Neguine Sanani

Editor

Miranda Amador

ProductionDesigner

Details.

Release Date
December 25, 2001

Status
Released

Running Time
20m

Last updated: 2025-02-09

Wiki.

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.