A young woman grapples with physical and spiritual strife after her mother's cancer returns, forcing her to confront past grievances and threatening the only existence she's ever known.
Emily Troedson is a writer, director, and producer based in Los Angeles. Her debut feature film, Blue Balloons, which she also wrote and produced, won the Women in Film Award from the CARE Film Festival and the script was a Quarterfinalist for the Act One Screenplay Competition. Most recently, she wrote, directed, and produced the dark comedy short film, Rage Rhonda, currently in its festival run. Her feature script, The Dark Days of Cassidy Krystian, was a Quarterfinalist for the ScreenCraft Film Fund and the Writers Lab as well as a selected participant for the 2023 Stowe Story Producers Lab and the 2024 Stowe Story Santa Fe Writers Retreat. She produced the short film, Cult, directed by Wei-Ling Chang, the mobile series, Trevor and the Virgin 2, and she was Production Supervisor for two Peanuts specials directed by Clay Kaytis. She founded the company Goat Song Films and is a member of the Producers Guild of America and Film Fatales.
