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Delivering Christmas

Name: Delivering Christmas
Director: David DeCoteau
Released: 2017
Duration: 11 min

Representation Score

1.4/10

Minimal

2017

TV-PG

Director

David DeCoteau

Runtime

11 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Delivering Christmas is a traditional holiday story that emphasizes emotional restoration through well-known Western seasonal themes. The story centers on a mother's grief and a young girl's perspective, keeping the emotional core within a familiar domestic setting. While the film gives significant roles to its female characters, it does not challenge social hierarchies or introduce complex layers of diversity. The production adheres to standard genre conventions, featuring homogeneous casting and conventional family structures. Ultimately, the film reinforces traditional storytelling without introducing new perspectives.

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Category Breakdown

Does Delivering Christmas have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film sticks to typical holiday themes and does not include any characters or stories related to LGBTQ+ identities.

How does Delivering Christmas portray gender?

Fair

The story revolves around a mother and daughter, focusing on their emotional journey within traditional roles. These characters do not challenge gender norms.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Delivering Christmas?

Limited

The film follows standard industry practices for holiday movies, showing no evidence of diverse casting or non-Anglo-Saxon main characters.

How does Delivering Christmas represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative is steeped in Western seasonal traditions and Santa Claus lore, reinforcing conventional family values without questioning Western institutions.

Does Delivering Christmas include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters with visible or invisible disabilities, nor does it include neurodivergent characters.

Present on Screen

The film provides a strong emotional journey for its female characters through the story of a mother's grief.
It offers a focused, character-driven emotional experience centered on family connections.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks LGBTQ+ representation and does not engage with non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.
There is a lack of racial and ethnic diversity, following homogeneous industry norms.
The film does not include characters with disabilities or neurodivergent perspectives.
The story relies heavily on traditional Western cultural themes without offering broader perspectives.

Official Synopsis

When a young girl tries to write a letter to Santa, she confesses to the mailman that she can't think of what to ask for after her Grandma passed away and her mother has been really sad. Without family to spend the holiday with, the mailman decides that for the next twelve days, he will deliver surprise gifts to the mom to remind her of the Twelve Days of Christmas.

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