Short film

Some December

8 min

A wry, quietly observational collage of holiday rituals that turns faintly melancholy as the camera catches people performing for it.

Directed by: Andrew Lampert
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Andrew Lampert

Overview: This short by artist, archivist, and curator Lampert captures vivid documentary snippets of Yuletide cheer: the office holiday party, the spirited efforts of amateur ice skaters, a soliloquizing subway Santa—but the underlying subject is performativity, and what sometimes makes it wither in the camera’s gaze.

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Directed by: Andrew Lampert
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Andrew Lampert

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
media
celebrity
isolation
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
found footage
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	4

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