The Christmas Lottery

Directed By Tamika Miller

Gerald invites his daughters to share his $10-million-dollar lottery. For their share, the sisters must repair their relationship. When their mother forgets where the ticket is, the family races to find it and fix their family before Christmas Day.

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Gerald invites his daughters to share his $10-million-dollar lottery. For their share, the sisters must repair their relationship. When their mother forgets where the ticket is, the family races to find it and fix their family before Christmas Day.

Tamika Miller is an award-winning film and television director known for her bold storytelling and cinematic vision. She most recently directed the much-anticipated feature film UNDERCARD, starring Wanda Sykes in her first dramatic role. The film premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature.  UNDERCARD also won the Best Independent Film Award at the St. Louis International Film Festival, and will have its national theatrical release on February 27, 2026.

Prior to UNDERCARD, she directed and co-produced the multiple award-winning indie feature HONOR STUDENT, starring Emmy-nominated actress Kelly Jenrette (All American: Homecoming, The Handmaid’s Tale) and actor Hudson Yang (Fresh Off the Boat)HONOR STUDENT won Best Feature Film at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, the Indie Spirit Award at the Boston International Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the Morehouse Human Rights Film Festival, Best Actress at the Los Angeles IFS Film Festival, and earned Tamika the Best Director Award at the Harlem International Film Festival.

 

Tamika has also directed television, including NBC’s QUANTUM LEAP, CBS’s THE EQUALIZER, and ABC/Shondaland’s STATION 19.