Christmas in the Caribbean

Christmas in the Caribbean

2001 · 24 min · ★ 6.7 · Animation

The governor of a small Caribbean island is about to be visited by his European nephews, so he decides to treat them with the celebration a traditional Christmas day. This includes eating turkey for dinner, decorating the Christmas tree, and watching the snow fall. His subjects are willing to fullfil this task in order to improve the distribution and protection of drinking water that comes from a spring.

Directed by Walter Tournier · Written by Carl McMullin

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