Black Santa: Every year Henry looks forward to his job working as a mall Santa alongside his son Otis. But as Otis grows older, this may prove to be their last holiday season as a duo.
Made in partnership with Lena Waithe's Hillman Grad and Indeed's Rising Voices Program. Winner of the 2024, American Black Film Festival, Black & Unlimited Fatherhood Project.
Starring: Theo Haddon, Andrew Tull, Michael Silberblatt
Director: Travis Wood
Writers: Travis Wood & Weston Auburn
Producers: Gabriela Díaz Arp, Kiah Clingman
Executive Producers: Lena Waithe, Rishi Rajani, Conzstanza Castro, Domenica Castro, Natasha Wessely
Director of Photography: Jason Chiu
Production Design: Laura Vargas
Costume Design: Taylor Josey, Renée Brown
Casting: Natasha Ward, CSA
Editor: Byron Leon, Ryan Martin Brown
Composer: Le Chev
Sound Designer: Isaac Matus @ Wave Studios
Colorist: Nicholas Lareau
Production Company: Hillman Grad, 271 Films, Indeed
Festivals/Screenings/Exhibitions:
•Tribeca Film Festival
•American Black Film Festival
•Black Star Film Festival
•Austin Film Festival
•New Orleans Film Festival
•Cucalorus Film Festival
•Florida Film Festival
•Picture Farm Film Festival
•Montreal Black Film Festival
•Vancouver Black Film Festival
•Zurich Black Film Festival
•Drunken Film Festival
•Duluth-Superior Film Festival
•Afro ComicCon International Film Festival
•On Set Atlanta Screening
•Select screenings before Jordan Peele's Nope in US cities
Black Santa (buys a slice of pizza): Deleted scene from the original film