Merry Xmas (film) explained

Merry Xmas
Director:Boman Modine
Producer:Joe d'Angerio
Matthew Modine
Adam Rackoff
Starring:Dick Van Dyke
Valerie Harper
Glenne Headly
Matthew Modine
Cinematography:Sara Garth
Editing:Albert Ruis
Music:Juano Lippi
Kevin MacLeod
Ben Wolfe
Distributor:ShortsTV
Runtime:7 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Merry Xmas is a 2015 American short film directed by Boman Modine and produced by Cinco Dedos Peliculas LLC. The comedic film had its world premiere at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. In June, the short won the Best "Pilot" Award at the 2015 New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles. During Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival, the film screened before a work-in-progress cut of Jen Senko's political documentary, The Brainwashing of My Dad, also produced by Matthew Modine and Adam Rackoff. On August 1, 2015, director Boman Modine and co-producer Adam Rackoff were invited to participate in the "After the Credits" interview series where they discussed the process of casting, shooting, and directing Merry Xmas.[1] On December 11, 2015, it was announced that Merry Xmas closed a deal with Shorts International, the parent company of ShortsHD, to release the film on a variety of digital EST platforms[2] including iTunes Movies,[3] Google Play,[4] Amazon Video,[5] and Verizon. During Christmas week, Merry Xmas was featured on the iTunes Short Films page and landed in the top ten sales chart. Of the top ten films, Merry Xmas was the only live-action film and the only short not produced by Disney or DreamWorks.[6]

Story

Merry Xmas tells the story of a mischievous father (Dick Van Dyke) who calls his very busy kids (Matthew Modine and Glenne Headly) to tell them that after 55 years of marriage, he and their mom (Valerie Harper) are getting divorced. Horrified by the news, the children prepare to fly home to stop the divorce and save their parent's marriage.

Film Festivals

FestivalStatusScreening DatesAwards/AccoladesFilmmakers In Attendance
Tribeca Film Festival[7] World Premiere April 19, 20, 23, and 24, 2015 Selected to participate in the Tribeca Presents Channel on United Airlines in December.Boman Modine, Joe d’Angerio, Adam Rackoff, Sara Garth
Seattle International Film Festival[8] West Coast Premiere May 22, 2015 Selected to participate in the Starbucks Digital Network during the festival (May 21–24, 2015).
New Media Film Festival[9] Los Angeles Premiere June 9, 2015 Winner, Best Short "Pilot" AwardBoman Modine
Traverse City Film Festival[10] Michigan Premiere July 29 and August 1, 2015 Official SelectionBoman Modine and Adam Rackoff
Tumbleweed Film Festival[11] [12] Washington Premiere July 30, 2015 Official Selection
Oldenburg International Film FestivalInternational Premiere September 16–20, 2015 Official SelectionBoman Modine
Calabasas Film Festival[13] September 17–20, 2015 Official Selection
Long Beach International Film Festival[14] September 24–27, 2015 Official Selection
Edmonton International Film Festival[15] Canadian Premiere October 7, 2015 (as part of Lunchbox Shorts) Official Selection
Tacoma Film Festival[16] October 8–15, 2015 Official Selection
15 Short Film FestivalNorth Carolina Premiere October 11, 2015 Official Selection
Dallas VideoFest[17] Texas Premiere October 16, 2015 Official SelectionMatthew Modine
Petaluma International Film Festival[18] October 16–18, 2015 Official Selection
Carmel International Film Festival[19] October 21–25, 2015 Official SelectionBoman Modine
Washington West Film Festival[20] Virginia Premiere October 23 and 24 (as part of Shorts Program Two: Saying Goodbye) and October 24 (before the Ed Asner documentary, My Friend Ed)Official SelectionAdam Rackoff
Naples International Film Festival[21] Florida Premiere November 5–8, 2015Official Selection
YESfest[22] Indiana Premiere November 6–8, 2015Official Selection
Alexandria Film Festival[23] November 7, 2015Official SelectionAdam Rackoff
Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival[24] Delaware PremiereNovember 11–15, 2015Official Selection
SHORT CUTS Short Film Series[25] Connecticut PremiereNovember 18, 2015Official SelectionAdam Rackoff
Anchorage International Film Festival[26] Alaska PremiereDecember 4–13, 2015Jury’s Selection Reel[27]
FilmLab Festival Italian PremiereOctober 13–16th, 2016Official Selection

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Merry Xmas 2015 Interview. Traverse City Film Festival. 1 August 2015. 16 November 2017. YouTube.
  2. Web site: MERRY XMAS starring Dick Van Dyke – A Holiday Comedy you Don't want to Miss!. templeofgeek.com. 16 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Merry Xmas on iTunes. iTunes. 16 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Merry Xmas – Movies & TV on Google Play. Play.google.com. 16 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Amazon.com: Merry Xmas: Valerie Harper, Glenne Headly, Matthew Modine, Ruby Modine: Amazon Digital Services LLC. Amazon.com. 16 November 2017.
  6. Web site: Hey! Thank u all for helping @MerryXmasMovie make the #topten #shortfilms on @iTunesMovies !!. Matthew. Modine. Twitter.com. 16 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Merry Xmas | 2015 Tribeca Film Festival . 2015-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071021/https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/merry-xmas-2015 . 2016-03-04 .
  8. Web site: Merry Xmas. Siff.net. 16 November 2017.
  9. Web site: Past Fests – New Media Film Festival. Newmediafilmfestival.com. 16 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170914094740/http://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/highlights.php. 14 September 2017. dead.
  10. Web site: Merry Xmas. Traverse City Film Festival. 16 November 2017.
  11. Web site: Tumbleweed Film Festival » Buy Tickets . 2015-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150907112622/http://www.tumbleweedfilmfest.com/buy-tickets/ . 2015-09-07 .
  12. Web site: Fun films and fun times – Tumbleweed Film Fest returns for sixth year – Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune. Gazette-tribune.com. 30 July 2015 . 16 November 2017.
  13. Web site: MERRY XMAS – Calabasas Film Festival. Calabasasfilmfestival.com. 16 November 2017.
  14. Web site: Films. LBIFF. 16 November 2017.
  15. Web site: Edmonton International Film Festival – EIFF is an OSCAR Qualifying Film Festival & a '50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee' (MovieMaker Magazine). Edmonton International Film Festival. 16 November 2017.
  16. http://www.superpages.com/cities/event/tacoma-film-festival-at-the-grand-cinema-2015-10-10-tacoma-wa.html
  17. Web site: MERRY XMAS – VideoFest 28. Prekindle.com. 16 November 2017.
  18. Web site: Films. Petalumafilmfestival.org. 16 November 2017.
  19. Web site: Line Listing - Carmel Film Fest . 2015-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151030030427/http://carmelfilmfest.com/line-listing . 2015-10-30 .
  20. https://wwfilmfest.com/films/merry-x-mas
  21. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305045624/http://www.naplesfilmfest.com/userfiles/file/NIFF_Program_Guide_2015_web.pdf . 2016-03-05 .
  22. Web site: 2015 Films. 29 July 2015. Yesfilmfestival.com. 16 November 2017.
  23. Web site: 2015 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS – Alexandria Film Festival. Alexfilmfest.com. 16 November 2017.
  24. Web site: Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival. Rehobothfilm.com. 16 November 2017.
  25. Web site: Play with your food. Play with your food. 16 November 2017.
  26. Web site: Festival Selections. 17 October 2014. Achoragefilmfestival.org. 16 November 2017.
  27. Web site: Anchorage film festival provides a model for Alaska's future. Alaska Dispatch News. 16 November 2017.

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