Every summer, a horde of professional Santas, Mrs. Clauses and elves descend on a campsite in the New Hampshire woods to learn the tricks of their trade. But this year is different. As Santas adapt to a modern world and embrace inclusivity, they are met with a lot of love but a lot of hate too. Filmmakers Nick Sweeney and Stacey Reiss join us to talk about how they got such an unprecedented insight into Santa Camp, what it was like filming hundreds of Santas, and the biggest challenges they encountered while making the film. Watch the episode at https://factualamerica.com “We had no idea of the twists and turns it would take, we never thought we’d be standing face to face with the Proud Boys, we never thought the Clauses we’d been following would have such extraordinary things happen to them, the highs and the lows.” - Nick Sweeney What is Covered: 00:00 - The trailer for Santa Camp.05:25 - What Santa Camp is about and who the Santa Society is. 06:25 - A clip from Santa Camp showing why people want to become professional Santas. 09:48 - What it’s like hanging out with hundreds of Santas. 11:06 - Why people want to be Santa. 11:44 - What you get taught at Santa Camp. 13:26 - The tricks of the trade of being a Santa. 16:07 - How Nick found out about Santa Camp and why he made a film about it. 19:43 - A clip from Santa Camp showing the challenges of being a Santa in 2022. 23:25 - The biggest challenges of making Santa Camp.26:16 - How old school Santas responded to the new diverse Santa demographic. 29:24 - Updates from the Santas from Santa Camp. 31:20 - The unequal pay Santas from diverse backgrounds face. 36:37 - The threats they received in reaction to ethnically diverse Santas. Resources: Santa Camp Boys State: A Reflection of a Polarised The Andy Warhol Diaries The MovieMaker Podcast Innersound Audio Alamo Pictures Connect with Nick Sweeney IMDb Connect with Stacey Reiss IMDb Connect with Matthew Sherwood: Facebook LinkedIn Twitter  Connect with Factual America: Facebook Instagram Twitter More from Factual America:  I Am Here: The Most Inspirational Holocaust Survivor Happiness is a Journey: The Unseen America Cat Daddies