Welcome to the Official Blog Tour for The Santa Box (2020), theatrical release November 6, 2020. To celebrate the coming DVD release of this holiday film, we have a guest post featuring "Behind the Scenes with The Santa Box" AND a tour-wide giveaway to share! So... Be sure to check it out, watch the trailer, and order your DVD now!
Genre:
Family
Holiday/Contemporary/Drama
Release Date:
November 6, 2020
DVD Release Date:
November 10, 2020
Rating:
NR
Run Time:
1 hr 41 min
Directed & Written by:
Spanky Dustin Ward
Executive Producer:
Ron Brough
Produced by:
Distributed by:
Excel Entertainment
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Cast:
Cami Carver, Shawn Stevens, Tatum Langton
Plot Summary:
For Kallie Watts, Christmas is anything but merry. For the last five years, the tinsel-strewn holiday has spelled disaster for her family, so when an apartment fire leaves Kallie and her widowed mother homeless just in time for the holidays, it comes as no surprise. There’s only one logical conclusion: Christmas is cursed for Kallie.
When her mother finds a new job in a small California town, Kallie steps out of the moving van and into her worst nightmare: a real-life version of “Whoville,” overflowing with holiday decorations and brimming with Christmas cheer. Forced to navigate the complicated ins and outs of her jolly new surroundings, Kallie is shaken out of her gloom one day when she discovers n curiously crafted wooden Santa box on the porch, addressed to her. The moment she lifts the lid, the young teenagers’ life is changed forever as she rediscovers the true magic and meaning of Christmas.
Behind the Scenes of The Santa Box
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Lake City – Writer, Director and Producer Spanky Dustin Ward in partnership
with Covenant Communications and Excel Entertainment announced today that he
new film, THE SANTA BOX, will open in local Megaplex Theatres on Friday,
November 6. Covenant Communications served as the production company with Ron
Brough as executive producer, and Excel Entertainment is distributing the film
in theaters.
Ward had been working on the idea and screenplay for the
film over the past couple of years, but it was earlier this summer that the
actual production shifted into high gear. “We shot the film in early August at
several locations along the Wasatch Front,” said Ward. “And that was after only
about three weeks of pre-production time, including casting and rehearsals! But
everything fell perfectly into place to get THE SANTA BOX produced in time to
release it for this Holiday season.”
THE SANTA BOX tells
the story of teenager Kallie Watts. For the past five years, Christmas has
spelled disaster for her and her family. When a fire leaves Kallie and her
widowed mother homeless just before the holidays, there’s only one conclusion:
Kallie is cursed by Christmas. When Kallie and her mother relocate to a small
California town, Kallie is confronted by her worst nightmare come true: a town
overflowing with holiday decorations and Christmas cheer. Kallie’s life is soon
changed forever by the gift of a Santa box. When she lifts the lid, she
rediscovers the magic and true meaning of Christmas.
THE SANTA BOX features mostly local talent, including Shawn
Stevens as Otto, and newcomer Cami Carver as Kallie. “Playing Otto was
something completely new for me, but it was a role I wanted so much,” said
Stevens. “The Otto character is an 85-year-old German immigrant, and naturally,
Spanky originally wanted to cast an actor who was around that age. But, luckily
for me, with the help of an amazing makeup artist, Vanae Morris, I was able to
convince Spanky that I could pull-off a great performance of an old German man.
And the character was an absolute joy to play.”
“For the role of Kallie, we auditioned dozens of young
actresses and Cami originally auditioned for a different role, but she
absolutely knocked our socks off!” proclaimed Ward. “We instantly knew she was
our Kallie.”
In addition to the two leads, THE SANTA BOX features 20-plus
major characters and dozens of extras. “Filming during this crazy time brought
some unique challenges, but we acclimated to it very quickly,” said Ward.
“Everyone on the production team strictly adhered to safe production guidelines
implemented by the health officers we had on set. Thanks to those practices,
everyone in the cast and crew stayed healthy and the production went off
without a hitch.”
For
more information on THE SANTA BOX, visit its IMDB page at:
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