CHRISTMAS, EVERY DAY | Now on New York Times Op-Docs
Christmas, Every Day
2024; TRT 14 min; Digital Video
Directed, Shot, and Edited by Faye Tsakas
Produced by: Faye Tsakas, Enrique Pedraza Botero, Rowan Ings, Lauren Howell
Watch:
2024; TRT 14 min; Digital Video
Directed, Shot, and Edited by Faye Tsakas
Produced by: Faye Tsakas, Enrique Pedraza Botero, Rowan Ings, Lauren Howell
Watch:
Now streaming on NYTimes Op Docs, Vimeo Staff Picks, and Short of the Week
Previously streaming on Le Cinema Club
Previously streaming on Le Cinema Club
Christmas, Every Day gives a slice-of-life glimpse of preteen influencers Peyton and Lyla
Wesson, ages 11 and 12, as they perform for their online fans under their mother’s watchful
guidance. Shot in a series of highly composed, locked-off takes, the film examines everyday
cultural practice under late stage capitalism, juxtaposing rural life with the patina of the virtual
world. As Peyton and Lyla shift between performance and reality, ideas of self-presentation as
empowerment, female confidence, and self-branding come to the fore.
Hot Docs Jury Statement:
“This film intricately explores both performance and its artifice, demonstrating stylistic rigor and thematic importance while skillfully offering a profound critique of corporate influence on the minds of both children and adults. The special mention goes to Christmas, Every Day.”
SELECTIONS & AWARDS:
World Premiere: SXSW Film Festival, 2024
International Premiere: Hot Docs, 2024
Hot Docs Award, Special Jury Prize, Honorable Mention, 2024
Best Documentary Short, Tacoma Film Festival, 2024
Best Documentary Short, Emerging Talent Film Festival, 2024
MoMA / Future of Film is Female, 2025
Rooftop Films, 2025
Cannes American Pavillion, 2025
Slamdance Film Festival, 2025
Vimeo Staff Pick - Screening Series, 2025
LadyFace Mountain Film Festival, 2025
AmDocs Film Festival, 2025
Sedona Film Festival, 2025
Champs Elysées Film Festival, 2024
Athens International Film & Video, 2024
Now Instant Los Angeles, Psyops, 2024
Georgetown University Film Festival, 2024
Atlas Cinema Screening Series in London, 2024
IFC Center Manhattan; An Evening with NYTimes Op Docs, 2024
Video Consortium Los Angeles, A Night of Shorts, 2024
FWB Fest Special Presentation by Memory Films, 2024
Kinotrip International Film Festival, 2024
London Short Film Festival, 2024
IndieLisboa Film Festival, 2024
Blue Danube Film Festival, 2024
Indie Street Film Festival, 2024
Denver Film Festival, 2024
Montclair Film Festival, 2024
Drunken Film Festival, 2024
DC/Dox Film Festival, 2024
Palm Springs ShortFest, 2024
Calgary Int’l Film Festial, 2024
Tacoma Film Festival, 2024
Snake Alley Film Fest, 2024
Rockaway Film Festival, 2024
Syncro Film Fest, 2024
New/Next Fest, 2024
SFFILM Doc Stories, 2024
FrontDoc, 2024
AFI Fest, 2024
ONLINE SELECTIONS:
Le Cinema Club
Short of the Week
Vimeo Staff Picks
World Premiere: SXSW Film Festival, 2024
International Premiere: Hot Docs, 2024
Hot Docs Award, Special Jury Prize, Honorable Mention, 2024
Best Documentary Short, Tacoma Film Festival, 2024
Best Documentary Short, Emerging Talent Film Festival, 2024
MoMA / Future of Film is Female, 2025
Rooftop Films, 2025
Cannes American Pavillion, 2025
Slamdance Film Festival, 2025
Vimeo Staff Pick - Screening Series, 2025
LadyFace Mountain Film Festival, 2025
AmDocs Film Festival, 2025
Sedona Film Festival, 2025
Champs Elysées Film Festival, 2024
Athens International Film & Video, 2024
Now Instant Los Angeles, Psyops, 2024
Georgetown University Film Festival, 2024
Atlas Cinema Screening Series in London, 2024
IFC Center Manhattan; An Evening with NYTimes Op Docs, 2024
Video Consortium Los Angeles, A Night of Shorts, 2024
FWB Fest Special Presentation by Memory Films, 2024
Kinotrip International Film Festival, 2024
London Short Film Festival, 2024
IndieLisboa Film Festival, 2024
Blue Danube Film Festival, 2024
Indie Street Film Festival, 2024
Denver Film Festival, 2024
Montclair Film Festival, 2024
Drunken Film Festival, 2024
DC/Dox Film Festival, 2024
Palm Springs ShortFest, 2024
Calgary Int’l Film Festial, 2024
Tacoma Film Festival, 2024
Snake Alley Film Fest, 2024
Rockaway Film Festival, 2024
Syncro Film Fest, 2024
New/Next Fest, 2024
SFFILM Doc Stories, 2024
FrontDoc, 2024
AFI Fest, 2024
ONLINE SELECTIONS:
Le Cinema Club
Short of the Week
Vimeo Staff Picks
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