L.A. Christmas follows the quirky idiosyncrasies of a Chinese American family Christmas in Southern California. Instead of Santa, snow and mistletoe, Fulbeck gives us a 9-year old black belt, Buddhists butchering Christmas carols and a nephew who recites pi to 200 digits. Warm, funny and sarcastic, L.A. Christmas captures the bizarre universality of family gatherings and conversations -- all the while documenting the playful and loving relationship between a protective, concerned Chinese mother and her 30-year old son who could have been a pharmacist.

Audience Festival Favorite: 2nd Asian American Film Festival (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

"Have you ever been at a party and realized that your in-laws are vastly entertained by the things that embarrass you most about your family? Fulbeck's video captures that contradictory feeling, simultaneously mocking and celebrating his family's idiosyncracies ... L.A. CHRISTMAS works because it is both a home movie and a video 'about' home movies."
- Peter Feng, Film Historian, University of Delaware

Running Time: 13:00 mins
Black & White, NTSC
Written, Produced & Directed by Kip Fulbeck
Sound Design: Kevin Kelly
Second Camera: Saam Gabbay
©1996 Seaweed Productions

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