( ENSPIRE Entertainment ) Kaylee’s Short-Film Released December 13th, 2025 & Gained Over 180,000 Views
Jessica Kaylee is a POV star, content creator, and actress who released a new holiday short film titled “Daughter Christmas.” The premise of “Daughter Christmas’ centers on Holly Clause, Santa’s daughter, played by Jessica Kaylee, who does not want to be involved in the family business. However, a sudden crisis throws the Christmas operation into chaos. Holly must step up and save Christmas, but her attempts to manage the workshop only annoy the elves and delay the schedule even further. She then makes a tough and shocking decision: cancel Christmas.
“Daughter Christmas” was released on December 13th, 2025, and the short film generated over 180,000 views, 6,700 likes, and 1,200+ comments on YouTube. Kaylee is well established in the digital comedy space, and her sharp comedic timing and playful skits are on display in this new production. With engagement reaching over the thousands. Kaylee shares her journey as a content creator and comedic artist. She explains the highs and lows in pursuing long-form narratives. In addition, Kaylee discusses her character, Holly, and how her own experiences may reflect the character in some aspects. Furthermore, she shares her reaction to the community engagement with the short film and discusses future long-form content.
Please share with us your journey as a content creator and comedic artist, and how your acting career progressed from short pieces to longer narratives.
My journey began at the age of five, performing in musicals in my local community. The moment I was in my first play, I knew this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. From then on, I started working on my craft, taking voice lessons and auditioning for as many plays as I could. By the time I was eighteen, I had been in over fifty productions. After graduating from college with a B.A. in Musical Theater, I moved to L.A. to pursue my dream of acting in film and television. In between auditions, I was craving a creative outlet. I had booked a musical production in the L.A. area, but unfortunately, it was canceled due to COVID. I kept thinking about how much I just wanted to perform and tell stories. That is what I love to do. So I started creating original skits and posting them online. By May 2025, I began using the revenue from my digital content to fund longer-form storytelling, including my third short film, “Daughter Christmas.” Today, I am creating my own opportunities and sharing original stories with viewers across the globe.
You’ve mastered the art of sharp and quick-witted digital comedy. How did the transition to longer narratives, such as the short film, challenge you as an actress? Were there specific comedic techniques you found most useful when delivering dialogue for “Daughter Christmas”?
For my Reels and YouTube Shorts, I play an animated character who lives in a heightened world where anything could happen. This style is designed to capture a viewer within seconds. With narrative short films, we also want to capture the viewer, but a story like Daughter Christmas is grounded in real life. These characters are more nuanced and have a softness to them. We film closer and highlight micro expressions. I think understanding the differences between genres is huge. I also work with an acting coach weekly, where we practice switching between genres. This helps keep my skills sharp, as I am still auditioning every week.
In “Daughter Christmas,” Holly Claus starts off wanting nothing to do with the “family business.” As someone who has built your own massive digital empire, did you draw on any personal experiences of wanting to carve out your own path while dealing with the expectations of being a POV star?
Holly does not want anything to do with the family business because she is afraid that she will not live up to everyone’s expectations of her or her own expectations of herself. That said, the unique thing about the creator industry is that there are no expectations. This is still a very new career path, and every single creator is building their own journey every day. If anything, like Holly, I have a wonderful community that is not only rooting for me but is also excited to see what I create, whether that is a POV or a film. These stories would not be told without their support.
Since its December 13th release, the film has garnered over 180,000 views. Given your background in the digital space, how does it feel to see your community engage with your short-form content in a more cinematic way? What stood out to you from the audience’s feedback towards “Daughter Christmas”
The support has been amazing. We took a huge risk because, for the first thirty seconds of the short film, not a single character speaks, which is very rare on YouTube. This could have been a major disaster for us, as high audience retention in the first 30 seconds is one of the key metrics the algorithm considers when deciding whether a video gets pushed. But we decided to test it anyway, and to our happy surprise, viewers stayed. This is exciting for us because it shows that audiences are willing and eager to watch cinematic content on YouTube.
You brought “Daughter Christmas” to life from production in front and behind the lens. With your success in digital comedy, do you see yourself leaning into long-form filmmaking this year?
Absolutely. I am already starting preproduction this year on my next project, which will be the longest and most expensive narrative project I have ever produced. I am so thankful to have found a talented group of people to work with. Some of the crew have been on every single project, and I have learned so much from them. They make me a better producer every day.
Jessica Kaylee has made strides from short-form to cinematic content, bringing holiday comedy into a new light. You can watch “Daughter Christmas” on YouTube. For more information about Kaylee’s upcoming projects, follow her on Instagram and TikTok.
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