Director/DP: Michael Blieden
Producer: Inman Young
Starring: Aimee Mann, Paul F. Tompkins, Jon Krasinski, Emily Procter, Patton Oswalt, Weird Al Yankovic, Bob Odenkirk, Fred Armisen, Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell
Blieden's notes:
Aimee's manager Michael Hausman called me in August of 2007 to see if I would be interested in directing a film version of Aimee Mann's annual Christmas tour. I freaked out. I called Hausman back completely breathless and overeager, and he was nice enough to not be creeped out by my enthusiasm. The concert film turned out to be too ambitious to get together by that Christmas, but we did shoot these short comedy pieces, which went on the road with Aimee and were played as part of the show every night.

The crew was Inman, Aimee, George Whitman, Alex Hanawalt, and me. Working so lean is sometimes a pain, but on this project it was really fun. Our shoots were very relaxed, and we didn't travel with too much gear. This made us flexible enough to run across town and grab scenes with people who would suddenly call and say "come film me right now." Plus, the actors all improvised their parts, so we had to be nimble enough to capture whatever the idea was, and then develop it in the moment. Special thanks to everyone, Michael Hausman especially, for making sure we had everything we needed to get these done in time for the first tour date.

The score for these pieces was played live every night by Aimee's band. The music I've added to these versions is for display on this site only.

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