If there is one who is not idle during the holidays, it is him, Santa Claus! But be careful, play this role is not improvised. Impeccable dress, excellent relationship, physical resemblance… Santa is a job!
Bruno, a 50-year-old unemployed executive, responded to the announcement of an animation company specializing in the show. It looks for people who can embody Santa Claus, and offers to fast-track candidates how to do it. Commentary on factual images, alternating with the interview with Bruno.
This holiday season, unemployed people are playing the role of Santa Claus in order to earn a little money. This is the case of Martial, electrician, to whom the ANPE found this job of Santa Claus in a large area. Commentary on illustration images, alternating with the interview with Martial, shared between the pleasure of seeing the joy of children and the bitterness of seeing the contempt of adults.
To play the role of Santa Claus, the selection criteria are important: not to be skinny, to have a good contact with children, but also to endure often tiring working conditions. Commentary on illustration images, alternating with the interview of a volunteer Santa Claus who loves what he does, and that of Dominique Guy, animator of department store, which testifies to the disadvantages of the job of Santa Claus salaried in large area.
Jean-Claude, who has been unemployed for a year, is taking advantage of the holiday season to put on Santa’s costume. He proposed, through a small ad, but especially through the door-to-door, to be photographed with the children, and, on Christmas Day, to play the role of Santa Claus for a few minutes. Commentary on factual images, alternating with the rather disillusioned interview of Jean-Claude.