Overview
- SANTACON debuts at DOC NYC on Nov. 13 with additional in-person screenings on Nov. 15 and Nov. 20, and an online run from Nov. 13–30.
- The film traces the event’s start in 1994 San Francisco as “Santarchy,” an absurdist public-art action by the Cacophony Society.
- Archival footage spotlights New York City in 1998 as the last outing by the original organizers, capturing playful street antics and broad public curiosity.
- Interviews recount how splinter chapters, early clashes with police, and late-’90s booze-heavy editions accelerated the shift toward today’s bar-crawl reputation.
- Founders describe mixed feelings about the evolution but, after revisiting the modern celebration, express acceptance of how new participants have made it their own.