Overview
- People released the first trailer for SantaCon, a forthcoming documentary from director Seth Porges.
- The film traces how a guerrilla street-theater happening evolved into a widely disliked pub crawl, echoing media jabs such as Jimmy Fallon’s “nightmare before Christmas.”
- SantaCon’s origins are rooted in 1994 San Francisco with the Cacophony Society, a group linked to the early creators of Burning Man.
- Porges says he built the narrative around hours of organizers’ home movies that reshaped his understanding of the event’s early ethos.
- Archival clips show daredevil and satirical stunts, including a Brooklyn Bridge climb and appearances with Michael Moore and Chuck Palahniuk, and the film premieres Nov. 13 at DOC NYC.