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Santa's Clause

A disgruntled mall Santa carries his frustration of Christmas materialism a little too far.

  • Daniel Hooper
    Director
  • Daniel Hooper
    Writer
  • Daniel Hooper
    Producer
  • R. Alan Ingalls
    Producer
  • Ralph Sides Jr.
    Key Cast
    "Bruce Jennings"
  • Hailey Wynne Morgan
    Key Cast
    "Priscilla Jackson"
  • Trevor Yarbrough
    Key Cast
    "Terry Snider"
  • Vera McGavock
    Key Cast
    "Child 1"
  • Bentley James Ingalls
    Key Cast
    "Child 2"
  • Harrison Wright
    Key Cast
    "Child 3"
  • Everleigh Brooke Ingalls
    Key Cast
    "Child 4"
  • Daniel Hooper
    Key Cast
    "Narrator"
  • R. Alan Ingalls
    Cinematographer
  • R. Alan Ingalls
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 23, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Hub City Film Festival
    Jackson, Tennessee
    United States
    September 26, 2024
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Daniel Hooper

Daniel Hooper is a writer and 'edutainer' from Dyersburg, Tennessee. He has been a classroom educator since 1987 and was a touring stand up comedian from 1989 until 2000. He also wrote the comedy/spiritual novel, 'Seven Days with the Hypocrites'. That novel was the inspiration for his eight episode sitcom, 'The Hypocrites'. From that series Daniel wrote and directed four short films and an additional eight shorts that were co-produced, filmed and edited by The Attention Company. Daniel's screenplay writing style was influenced by shows such as Arrested Development , Everybody Hates Chris and My Name is Earl. These shows have a narrator or narration as part of the script and story flow. His ambition is to make art that creates laughter and provokes thought. 

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Director Statement

I chose to write and direct 'Santa's Claus' to bring attention to the materialism of Christmas and how unknowingly it can become the focal point of the Christmas season. Once I heard a mother tell her greedy seven year old daughter, "You only get three things because that's all Jesus got." That stuck with me and I wanted to convey that message through an agitated Santa and his ditsy helper. The Jesus birth story read at the end by cast and crew was a reminder of what "You only get three things' was about.