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July 2026
Best Women Filmmaker Short
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Patricia Miller
Christmas Miracle - Chronicles
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Meet Patricia Miller
Biography
Patricia Miller is a South American producer, SAG actress and now also director. Born in Rio /Brazil and raised most of her adult life in Los Angeles California. Her mother is of Portuguese and Italian descendant, and her father is of Native Brazilian/ Portuguese -Lebanese descendant. Curiosity : Patricia is descendant of Queen Isabella Aragon ( The Portuguese Holly Queen ) Saint Elizabeth of Portugal. Aside from her training in film, she worked with iconic actors and directors, such as Nicolas Cage, Vanessa Angel, Robert Rey, Fernanda Montenegro, Moacyr Goes, Herval Rossano, Sonia Braga and more. In California she studied at UCLA, Howard Fine Studio, HWC program with Wendy Wright, TVi program with Alan Nasbaum, Casting Director Mark Teschner, Irvine College and Saddleback College, Sturges Acting Studio, Sam Christensen, Silvana Gallardo, and others.
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Best Women Filmmaker Feature
About “Christmas Miracle - Chronicles”
Special guests actress Vanessa Angel, reality TV celebrity Dr. Robert Rey and voice over actress Cheryl Chase. Sam, a promising high school athlete, while in a drunken stupor, impregnates his girlfriend Cindy. Suddenly, she disappears from his life on Christmas Eve without any explanation. In an attempt to medicate his broken heart with alcohol, his sorrows are multiplied when he is arrested for DUI. Leading to his dismissal from the school's basketball team and thwarting his dream of landing a college scholarship. To forget his lost love, he joins the navy to escape the memories of his past, but addiction leads…
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