“Every year at Christmas, I would read it to my kids,” she says.
And thus the idea forDear Santawas born.
To start, Nachman says she reached out to the U.S. write out their wishes to Santa and adopter elves can choose who they want to help.
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“We would just sit by the phone and stress out and wait,” she says.
Another complication was time.
Nachman and her team essentially had just under three weeks to get all the footage they needed.
“Last year was the shortest time between Thanksgiving and Christmas that’s possible.
And most kids and families start turning their attention to writing letters to Santa right after Thanksgiving.
So we had a very, very short time to shoot everything,” she recalls.
She continues, “Especially after I got this very close look into many, many workers.
“I just really hope that people can feel good for the 82 minutes that they’re watching this.
I would say I hope they leave the theater or their living room happier than when they came in.
Watch the exclusive first trailer forDear Santaabove, and catch the film in theaters or on-demand beginning Dec. 4.
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