Co-founders Tom Baker and Bill Elliott at Kong Studio in East London: Kong Studio’s ‘Long Story Short series is about showing that truth can be stranger than fiction and told in the space of a single minute.

“This time the assignment was to reveal the real person behind the myth and legend that is Father Christmas. Whether you have been naughty or nice this year, the mystery remains. Who exactly IS Santa?

“The fact it’s a silly film that has been designed in a way to make it appear like it’s a genuine conspiracy theorist’s film doesn’t mean it’s completely fake. The fact it’s based on a genuine article by the New York Times, plus additional and careful research, makes this a genuine tale.”
 

 
Production: Kong Studio
Writer: Tom Baker, Jamie D Huxley
Designer/Animator: Tom Baker
Producer: Emma Burch
Research: Elroy Simmons

Audio & SFX: Bill Elliott
Voice Over: Daniel Fearn @ GDA Management

Based on a New York Times article “Santa is a Psychedelic Mushroom” by Matthew Salton