One man’s ill-fated mission to bring “Joy to the World” — and specifically his neighborhood — is heading to Apple TV+. The streamer has acquired global rights to “The Fight Before Christmas,” the directorial debut of Becky Read, who is best known for producing the Emmy-nominated doc “Three Identical Strangers.” Deadline broke the news.
Set to premiere exclusively on Apple TV+ on November 26, “The Fight Before Christmas” is a doc that follows “the story of a North Idaho neighborhood turned upside down by one man’s obsession with bringing Christmas cheer to all, through the biggest community Christmas event America has ever seen. Christmas-loving lawyer Jeremy Morris’ plan hits a snag when the homeowners’ association informs him that the event violates the rules of the neighborhood. A contentious fight over the festivities erupts and things snowball out of control,” the source teases. “As the situation escalates, the film asks the question, who wins when different rights and interests collide? Read pieces together the polarized perspectives in this quirky Christmas tale about freedoms, with a message about differences and tolerance at its heart.”
In 2019 Read received an Emmy nod for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking for “Three Identical Strangers,” a portrait of triplets who are separated by adoption and reconnect as adults.
