Cadence (2022)

Elite cyclist, Emily Rodger, came out of left field to become a circuit contender. Then, in 2013 while training in Arizona, she was struck by a car and suffered severe facial and head injuries. Her life and career hung in the balance. Through years of surgeries and medical care, she rediscovered fly fishing as a way to cope with PTSD. Emily would go on to win world championships until a second race-course collision again brought her to think deeply about purpose. The bicycle was an instrument of empowerment; the fly rod a way to peace. "Fly fishing has given me a greater understanding and acceptance of who I am, what I value, and what truly brings joy to my life. It has given me the opportunity to finally return to that feeling I longed for as a little girl on the brook and to embrace every journey despite how difficult it may be." Now, wherever Emily is invited around the world to fly fish, she regularly meets people struggling with their own major life change. CADENCE traces Emily's path from the intensity of the world cycling circuit to a new equilibrium in life.