Rachel Troche

Filmmaker, Photographer (Still) and Screenwriter

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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February 2015

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About Rachel

Rachel Troche is a narrative filmmaker, screenwriter, director, and award-winning photographer whose work explores identity, resilience, and the quiet power of everyday people. A graduate of Temple University’s Film & Media Arts program, Rachel began her storytelling journey at the American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women, collaborating with Maryann Kellogg and Laurie Seidman (CBS' Medium). She also completed work on MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 and MCCANICK starring David Morse and Corey Monteith in his final role.

Her short films have received recognition for both direction and marketing, while her scripts—including For Rent, winner of the Silver Nib Award in the Let’s Make It! Screenwriting Competition—have placed in top competitions like ScreenCraft, WeScreenplay, and Outstanding Screenplays. In both her visual and written work, Rachel seeks to uplift voices often unheard and illuminate moments of connection and compassion.

Her background in digital storytelling includes work with brands like Comcast, Jameson, and People’s Light and Theatre—crafting narratives that are both strategic and soul-centered.

Currently based in Central Pennsylvania with her husband and three sons, Rachel is a proud Army wife and lifelong pro wrestling fan. Her stories often focus on the emotional undercurrents of ordinary lives, told with humor, honesty, and a deep belief in the dignity of every human experience.

Gender:
Female

Hair:
Long

Hair color:
Brown

Eyes:
Brown

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

Badges

Certifications

Photos

Loglines

Dependa[ble] Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama When war follows her husband home, a devoted army wife must decide how far she’ll go—and what she’s willing to lose—to keep her family whole.
Pray for Us Sinners Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror A priest struggling with his faith is tasked with performing a last-chance exorcism for a young man plagued by powerful demons, and when he learns why the young man is under attack, he must do everything he can to save him.
Sundowning Budget: $0 - $100K | Thriller ⋄ Horror A home health aide caring for a wealthy, elderly dementia patient is unnerved when the patient’s cryptic references to 'the man upstairs' start to manifest as eerie disturbances in the house.
Newsworthy Budget: $0 - $100K | Crime Two guys walk into a bar. One of them is a dead man...
Best Friends Forever Budget: $0 - $100K | Drama When a young girl starts seeking help for a childhood filled with trauma, she learns things about her best friend she wishes weren't true.
Roll the Dice Budget: $0 - $100K | Comedy Knowing how to play a board game is half the battle of actually playing, but when fantasy characters, like Troll, can't separate "fantasy" and "reality," it gives a whole new meaning to the term "role playing."

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Credits

Mystery Science Theatre 3000 Turkey Day Marathon (2014)
Television by Crystalline/Cinevore Studios (Comedy) Script and Continuity
McCanick (2013)
Film by Josh Waller (Drama and Thriller) Art Department PA Set over the course of one day, a narcotics detective hunts for a seemingly harmless young criminal who knows a truth about the cop's past.

Awards

Quarterfinalist - Outstanding Screenplays Short Competition - Sundowning
(2024)
Quarterfinalist - Outstanding Screenplays Short Compeition - Best Friends Forever
(2023)
Quarterfinalist - Screencraft Short Film Screenplay Competition - Best Friends Forever
(2023)
Quarterfinalist - Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards Season 7 - Best Friends Forever
(2022)
Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers - honorable mention
(2020)
Let's Make It Screenwriting Competition- silver nib award - For Rent
(2020)
WeScreenplay - Diverse Voices- Semi finalist - Newsworthy
(2017)
NYC Midnight Shorts Competition- quarter finalist - Newsworthy
(2017)
Quarterfinalist - Screencraft Short Film Screenplay Competition - Newsworthy
(2016)
Project Twenty1 - Best Director - Perchance to Dream
(2015)
Project Twenty1 - Best Marketing - Perchance to Dream
(2015)

Education

Temple University
(2004-2008)