Rage Rhonda

SHORT | 9:35

Rhonda's working on herself. Between the recent loss of her mom and cleaning up other people's messes at her toxic job, Rhonda's got a lot on her mind. When her job takes a turn for the worst, Rhonda decides to start therapy. Maybe that’s where she’ll find a safe space. Afterall, patient confidentiality, right? A darkly comedic look at female rage within the context of loss and toxic work culture, Rage Rhonda is a story about self-acceptance and keeping your cool, which as Rhonda discovers, just takes a little… practice.

Director Biography - Emily Troedson

Emily Troedson is a writer, director, and producer based in Los Angeles. Her debut feature film, BLUE BALLOONS, which she also wrote and produced, premiered at the Twin Cities Film Fest and won the Women in Film Award from the CARE Film Festival, which recognizes films about disabilities and caregiving. The script was a Quarterfinalist for the Act One Screenplay Competition.

Most recently, she was a selected participant in the 2024 Stowe Story Labs Santa Fe Writers' Retreat and the 2023 Stowe Story Labs Producers' Lab for her feature script, THE DARK DAYS OF CASSIDY KRYSTIAN. The script was also a Quarterfinalist for the Writers Lab and the ScreenCraft Film Fund, a Finalist for the Mystic Film Festival, and won Best Unproduced Script at the Toronto International Women's Film Festival. RAGE RHONDA is her first short film and her second film as writer/director/producer.

She founded the company Goat Song Films and is a member of the Producers Guild of America, Women in Film, and Film Fatales. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, daughter, and their dog.