Private Project

Second Chances

Four individuals embark on a remarkable journey of resilience in the face of unprecedented adversity as their path to recovery from addiction is disrupted by an unrelenting global pandemic. "Second Chances" illuminates how hope and possibility can still exist, even when times are toughest.

  • Tamara Nemirovsky
    Director
  • Tamara Nemirovsky
    Writer
  • Tamara Nemirovsky
    Producer
  • Justin LaRosa
    Key Cast
  • Mindi Vaugham
    Key Cast
  • Charlotte Hillmon
    Key Cast
  • Shalandra Rijo
    Key Cast
  • Kurin Mathew
    Key Cast
  • Jerome Clemon
    Key Cast
  • Jeannie Wood
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Runtime:
    56 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 21, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD 1080 p
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Gasparilla International Film Festival
    Tampa, FL
    United States
    March 26, 2023
    World premiere
    Official Selection
  • Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival
    Tampa
    United States
    December 10, 2023
    Best Documentary Award
  • Blow-Up Art House Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
    semifinalist
  • South Film and Arts Academy Festival
    Rancagua
    Chile
    January 27, 2024
    Best Female Director Award
Director Biography - Tamara Nemirovsky

Originally from Argentina, Tamara Nemirovsky is an international award-winning filmmaker, animator, and educator. Her award-winning stop-motion films were screened at several film festivals internationally. She was granted a scholarship by the Fulbright Commission to pursue an MFA in the United States. Currently, she is a faculty member at the University of South Florida at The Honors College.
In January 2023, she finished producing, directing, filming, and editing “Second Changes”, a documentary that focuses on the stories of four people struggling with addiction, homelessness, and incarceration, who were all thrown into further turmoil when Covid-19 hit.

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Director Statement

I was born in Argentina, and my family roots are Native South American (South American Indigenous), Hispanic, and Jewish Ashkenazi, which shaped my art and teaching practice as motivated by social justice and inclusion.