Cicada (Feature)

By Jade Edwards

A humanitarian journalist grappling with the grief of her recently deceased twin brother takes a holiday with her fiancé to meet his parents at their home in Monaco. But paradise is fast lost when a boat of African refugees wash ashore, prompting her into an investigation that will uncover the dark underbelly of human trafficking.

An excerpt from this project will be performed as part of Screenwriting Night on Friday, April 23 at 7:00pm ET

Jade Courtney Edwards is an English-Irish writer/director hailing from London. She is drawn to stories concerning humanitarian issues and her work reflects an acute interest in moral ambiguity, social injustice, underdogs, outsiders and female-driven narratives.

She is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where she obtained a BFA in Film Production with a minor in Entertainment Business from Stern School of Business. She is a current scholarship recipient of Columbia University's MFA program in screenwriting and directing. She has been selected as a BAFTA 2020 Newcomer.

Jade started her film career as a creative executive for Pandemic Films and co-produced their debut feature starring Jeremy Irons. She has worked on projects with Smuggler, Sony Screen Gems, Nu Image, SHFT, and Deltree.