The Polaroid Job

Filmmaker Mike Plante revisits his family's unusual seasonal job — snapping Polaroids of kids on Santa's lap at the mall — and what it meant when Christmas was literally their work.

A warm, funny look behind the mall Santa photo booth, told by the family who took the pictures.

You know when you go to the mall and get your picture taken with Santa? Filmmaker Mike Plante's family took those Polaroids. It was their job.

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