Most teens and adults in their early 20’s are thinking about college and their futures, but Jessica has Cystic Fibrosis, a terminal illness. Through Jessica’s art, poetry and the close bond with her Mother, she navigates life with prolonged hospital stays, an inability to keep up with her peers physically and even a near-death experience (NDE). After an intense double lung transplant, Jessica is finally able to be like everyone else, normal. She dives head first into living life to the fullest, knowing that it could all disappear with the slightest sign of sickness. But it’s not her life that she worries about, it’s what her mom will do without her when the inevitable happens.

Director Biography – Riley Rheyan

Riley Rheyan attended the award winning Vancouver Film School in 2011 after graduating high-school with an arts bursary. After Film School she began working in the film and television industry and working on indie projects exploring writing and directing.

In 2015 Riley was accepted into the Fulfilling Young Artist Mentorship Program with Kyra Zagorsky (Continuum, 2015) as her Mentor. Shortly thereafter she worked on the award winning Crazy8’s film “No Reservations” as a Production Manager.

Riley continues to work on Union projects as a producer or director assistant, taking every opportunity to learn on the job and has worked with some amazing industry mentors including David Heyman (Harry Potter Movies, Producer), Bill Johnson (I love You Man, Producer) and Cinco Paul (Despicable Me, Writer).

Riley’s latest project “Cherry Blossoms in March”, won over 11 laurels for the script. Her script “Bleed” won the worldwide Raindance 3-2-1 screenplay competition 2020 with a debut screening in London in 2021.