Where was Christmas Eve in Miller's Point filmed? Filming location explored

Christmas Eve in Miller's Point is a Christmas comedy-drama directed by Tyler Thomas Taormina, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Eric Berger. The movie is produced by Michael Cera, Krista Minto, Duncan Sullivan, Tyler Thomas Taormina, and David Croley Broyles. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2024, and was released theatrically on November 8, 2024.

The movie chronicles the Christmas Eve celebration of the members of a large Italian-American family in Long Island. Its official synopsis reads:

"In Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, a rambunctious extended family descends upon their small Long Island hometown for the holidays. Before the evening is over, two teenage cousins take advantage of the chaos to sneak out into the wintry night and make the holiday their own."

Christmas Eve in Miller's Point was filmed at various locations in Long Island in the state of New York.

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Christmas Eve in Miller's Point: All the filming locations explored

A still from the film Christmas Eve in Miller's Point (Image via X/@Omnes Films)

Christmas Eve in Miller's Point was filmed between February 15, 2023, and June 19, 2023, in Long Island.

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Long Island, New York

The film is set in the early 2000s and was shot in Smithtown in Long Island, which is also the hometown of the screenwriting duo, Tyler Thomas Taormina and Eric Berger. The Smithtown Landing Methodist Church and the hamlet of St. James are among the locations featured in the movie. Additionally, several people from the local community appear as extras in the film.

Filming also took place at various locations in Long Island's Suffolk County, such as the hamlets of Selden (located in the town of Brookhaven) and Holbrook. Moreover, the interior shots of the house, such as the living room, the foyer, the kitchen, the dining room, etc. were filmed in four different houses in Long Island, three of which belonged to a single family.

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Plot summary

In Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, four generations of the Balsano family come together for their last Christmas celebration in their ancestral home in the suburbs of Long Island. The gathering is filled with excited young children, indifferent teenagers, sparring cousins, worried mothers, emotional uncles, affectionate aunts, and sundowning grandmothers.

The home is brimming with decorations, presents, food, drinks, and the festive spirit. As family members split off into small groups, their mundane conversations form the crux of the movie without any climactic event taking place.

Amidst all the cheer, the film also offers bittersweet moments like the elderly Isabelle’s four children deciding on how best to look after her now that she needs round-the-clock care. Her daughter Kathleen struggles to get along with her teenage daughter, Emily, due to her mood swings, while her husband Lenny tries his best to fit in during the celebration.

Elsewhere, the adorable Uncle Ray has been secretly writing a novel and hands his nephew a few pages to read. At the end of the night, the firefighter cousin Bruce rides a festively-decorated truck, as part of the town's annual tradition, to the sound of loud cheers from his family members.

Meanwhile, the teen cousins Emily and Frankie step out on their own to meet friends for a night of fun. Michael Cera and Glenn Turkington play the cops Sgt. Brooks and Officer Gibson respectively in the film. They patrol the streets looking for speeders, but conveniently miss Emily, Frankie, and their friends as they race down the streets on a cold, wintry night.

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Cast and characters in Christmas Eve in Miller's Point

The film's cast list is given below:

• Matilda Fleming as Emily
• Maria Dizzia as Kathleen
• Ben Shenkman as Lenny
• Francesca Scorsese as Michelle
• Elsie Fisher as Lynn
• Michael Cera as Officer Gibson
• Lev Cameron as Greg Falk
• Sawyer Spielberg as Splint
• Gregg Turkington as Sergeant Brooks
• Tony Savino as Uncle Ray
• Laura Robards as Joanne
• Ava Francesca Renne as Sasha
• Leo Chan as Ty
• Jordan Barringer as Victoria
• John Trischetti Jr. as Uncle Matthew
• Steve Alleva as Uncle Ronald
• Chris Lazzaro as Cousin Bruce
• Brittany Hughes as Susie Q
• Mary Reistetter as Grandma Antonia
• Maria Carucci as Aunt Elyse
• Delancey Shapiro as Frankie
• Grege Morris as Aunt Bev
• Austin Lago as Ricky

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