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New Orleans Film Society

Louisiana Stories

Indian Santa

USA 9 min.

Directors
David Lee, Rex New
Writer, Editor
David Lee
Cinematographers
Quenton Jones, Tony Ledet, David Lee, Rex New

Synopsis

By day, Thomas Dardar works in the oilfield and presides as the chief of the United Houma Nation tribe of American Indians.
But for two weekends a year, Thomas dons a magnificent handmade headdress and becomes Indian Santa. With the help of his family and friends and his pickup truck as his sleigh, he delivers toys to children in oil spill-ravaged communities throughout coastal Louisiana.
INDIAN SANTA follows Chief as he spreads joy along the Gulf coast. For some of these kids, it’s the only toy they’ll receive this Christmas­­.