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Father Xmas
Dakota Fanning as Clairee in Father Xmas
Directed by	Marie Rose
Written by	Marie Rose
Starring	Dakota Fanning Steven Fanning
Distributed by	American Film Institiute
Running time	20 min.
Language	English

Father Xmas is a 2001 short film from director Marie Rose and the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women starring Dakota Fanning as six-year-old Clairee who learns from her older brother (Steven Fanning) that Santa Claus is not real and that their father is fighting in the Vietnam War.

External links

• Official website
• Father Xmas at the Internet Movie Database
• Double Dog Music website (offers download of the film)