We Could Still Be Pen Pals (2025)

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A dramedy about a cynical relationship therapist, who takes over her late grandmother’s pen pal correspondent to find purpose in healing another’s relationships, as long as her recipient never discovers her true identity. 5th grade is hard; but graduating 5th grade and leaving for middle school is harder. Damien is sorry to be leaving Mrs. Lewis, his favorite teacher, behind. However, she suggests they remain "pen pals" so he can still write to her about his new school and experiences. Years pass as their writing continues, and as a senior in college, struggling with career choices and girlfriend troubles, Damien rediscovers his old letters. He begins writing again to his old teacher, unknowing that she has recently passed away. Her granddaughter, Lindsey, receives one of Damien’s letters to her late grandmother, and finds herself unable to write back to him with the truth of the situation. Instead, she decides to try to help. This unlikely friendship between a man too scared of the future, and a woman scared to commit to her present, will teach them both what it means to be confident in themselves, and what they seek in another partner.

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