{"id":30796,"date":"2021-12-14T18:15:07","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T23:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=30796"},"modified":"2021-12-14T18:15:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T23:15:07","slug":"bite-size-holiday-short-film-series-brings-a-festive-twist-on-traditions-to-freeforms-25-days-of-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/14\/bite-size-holiday-short-film-series-brings-a-festive-twist-on-traditions-to-freeforms-25-days-of-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Bite Size Holiday&#8221; Short Film Series Brings a Festive Twist on Traditions to Freeform&#8217;s &#8220;25 Days of Christmas&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30797\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/bb23-12-14-2021-05015.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/bb23-12-14-2021-05015.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/bb23-12-14-2021-05015-300x203.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Season two of 20th Digital Studio&#8217;s &#8220;<strong><em>Bite Size Holiday<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; a short film series of four heartwarming and comedic holiday stories, will be presented by Freeform on their popular @25Days of Christmas Twitter account. This year&#8217;s slate of fun twists on holiday traditions happens to all be created or co-created by up-and-coming female-identifying filmmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Arbi Pedrossian, 20th Digital Studio VP of DeveloPMent, says, &#8220;We love how these shorts capture the uplifting spirit of the season while highlighting the filmmakers&#8217; unique points of view on the magic of the holidays.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-3807785934\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Freeform viewers will recognize Stephanie Costa of &#8220;<em>The Bold Type<\/em>&#8221; and others such as Parvesh Cheena (&#8220;<em>Crazy Ex-Girlfriend<\/em>&#8220;), Leela Ladnier (voice of Disney Channel&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Mira, Royal Detective<\/em>&#8220;), Kausar Mohammed (&#8220;<em>4400<\/em>&#8220;) and Margaret Ladd (&#8220;<em>Mozart in the Jungle<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Falcon Crest<\/em>&#8220;).<\/p>\n<p>The four films include the following:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 &#8220;BROWN ELEPHANT &#8211; Fawzia Mirza &amp; Kausar Mohammed&#8221; &#8211; A young Muslim woman and her family discuss a peacekeeping solution for their overly aggressive white elephant gift exchange. Available 12\/17 on @25Days Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 &#8220;EVERYDAY SAINT, NICK &#8211; E.G. Bailey &amp; Sha Cage&#8221; &#8211; An apartment community shows some holiday appreciation for their beloved handyman. Available 12\/15 on @25Days Twitter.<\/p><div id=\"morty-204766569\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00b7 &#8220;KEEPING UP WITH THE CLAUS &#8211; Jaanelle Yee&#8221; &#8211; A Gen-Z elf tries to convince Mrs. Claus to modernize the naughty\/nice list and gift-giving policies. Available 12\/20 on @25Days Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 &#8220;THE UGLIEST OF THEM ALL &#8211; Caitlyn Sponheimer&#8221; &#8211; Rudy&#8217;s plain white top draws the ire of the other ugly sweater party attendees until they learn to look at her in a different light. WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">One sweater to rule them all.<br \/>\nFind the light of the party in \u201cUgliest Of Them All,\u201d a short from Bite Size Holiday. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Oul7L87ooR\">pic.twitter.com\/Oul7L87ooR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 25 Days of Christmas (@25Days) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/25Days\/status\/1469004916274335745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/25Days\/status\/1469004916274335745\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/25Days\/status\/1469004916274335745<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20th Digital Studio&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Bite Size Holiday<\/em>&#8221; series premiered in 2020 on the Freeform and ABC social media accounts. &#8220;<em>Bite Size Halloween<\/em>&#8221; seasons one and two are currently streaming on Hulu with select episodes available on Hulu&#8217;s YouTube channel. The long-term goal of 20th Digital Studio&#8217;s short film programs is to continue to guide and finance the growth of these artists&#8217; careers and to transition some of the shorts into longer features. 20th Digital&#8217;s first feature developed in this way is expected to debut on Hulu in 2022, with others currently in production.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About 20th Digital Studio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>20th Digital Studio focuses on funding and producing award-winning short-form genre content together with up-and-coming filmmakers from the digital and film festival worlds. 20th Digital develops select shorts into longer-form content, packaging new voices with established producers and offering opportunities for growth and representation; always with a goal to create innovative character narrative, voice-driven filmmaking with a social message, cultural impact, and box-office success. 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