2026 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
A single mother uses play and imagination to shelter her daughter from a reality she’s too young to understand.
Program 20 – Innovative Spotlight · Sun, Dec 6, 2026 · 3:45 PM
- Director(s): Remington Hoffman, Ida Hoffman
- Writer(s): Ida Hoffman
- Producer(s): Ida Hoffman and Remington Hoffman
- Key Cast: Ida Hoffman, Una Bay Hoffman, and Benjamin Chamberlain
- Editor(s): Jack Craymer and Jesse Suchomel
- Cinematographer(s): Remington Hoffman
- Production Designer(s): Ida Hoffman
- Sound Designer(s): Lucas Heinel
Language: English
Runtime: 13m
Country: United States
Synopsis: Christmas Angels follows an unhoused mother and daughter during the holiday season, exploring resilience, dignity, and the moral complexities of survival, where doing the wrong thing can sometimes feel like the only right choice.

