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Secondhand Miracles

2025 · 19 min

A quiet, tender short that sits with grief and slowly lets a small discovery open the door to hope.

Directed by
Patience Ray
Starring
Charla Bocchicchio, Jason Ruffoni, Logan Squire
Overview
While struggling to move forward after her father's accident, a teenage girl finds a thrift store jacket—and an unexpected message that helps her and her brother reconnect with hope.

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Directed by
Patience Ray
Starring
Charla Bocchicchio, Jason Ruffoni, Logan Squire
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • family
    • healing
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight7

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    Directed by
    Patience Ray
    Written by
    Patience Ray
    Starring
    Charla Bocchicchio, Jason Ruffoni, Logan Squire, Eve Painter
    Runtime
    19 min
    Languages
    English

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