This winter, memories of Christmas Past will come alive again, thanks to the upcoming Uptone Pictures feature film, Christmas Memories - available on DVD November 20th from PureFlix Entertainment. Take a stroll down memory lane with this collection of heart-warming stories of days gone by. The groundbreaking film is an assortment of vintage 8mm and 16mm home movies uniquely woven together to tell humorous and heartwarming stories that just might remind you of your favorite Christmas memory.
To coincide with the DVD release, a 30-minute television special, also titled Christmas Memories, will air during the holidays (check local listings). Showcasing a few stories from the collection, the special will air in over 100 markets on the CW Network, as well as national airings on a variety of television networks including CW, INSP, iLife-TV, NRB Network, Faith TV, INI, CTS (Canada), The Miracle Channel, Sky Angel and dozens of independent stations and network affiliates.
Producer/Director Michael Davis came up with the idea for Christmas Memories on a cold, fall afternoon, while watching old family movies on an old projector on his father-in-law’s big screen. I grew up watching old home movies and silent films being projected on a sheet in the living room as part of ‘family movie night,’ remembers Davis. So while watching a very large box full of 8mm films one afternoon, I began to imagine what other people did during the holidays.
What sorts of traditions did those families have? What kind of things are we missing today in the hype and business of the season? Davis slowly began to collect vintage film at estate sales, and before long, found himself with hundreds of hours of raw footage - actual home movies, long forgotten and abandoned.