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Abaddon's Pit

Dave blames himself for the death of his wife Samara. He moves to the abandoned family farm to recover. There, he connects with his cousin Gareth. When they find a bottomless pit that changes everything that enters it, they become obsessed with its secrets.

  • Matthew Nash
    Director
    Walk Away, 16 Photographs At Ohrdruf
  • Jason Egan
    Director
    Walk Away
  • Matthew Nash
    Writer
    Walk Away, 16 Photographs At Ohrdruf
  • Jason Egan
    Writer
    Walk Away
  • Matthew Nash
    Producer
    Walk Away, 16 Photographs At Ohrdruf
  • Jason Egan
    Producer
    Walk Away
  • Alyssa Talbot
    Producer
    Walk Away
  • 454 Productions
    Producer
    Walk Away, 16 Photographs At Ohrdruf
  • Jeff Ayars
    Key Cast
    "Dave"
  • Alyssa Talbot
    Key Cast
    "Samara"
    Walk Away
  • Lawrence Trailer
    Key Cast
    "Gareth"
  • Faith Kelly
    Key Cast
    "Faith"
    Walk Away
  • Ben Bocko
    Key Cast
    "Allen Voltz"
    Walk Away
  • Amy Zubieta
    Key Cast
    "The Nymph"
    Walk Away
  • Priya Shaw
    Key Cast
    "Skate Kid"
  • Ellen Boscov
    Key Cast
    "Judy"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 33 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 16, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    60,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Matthew Nash, Jason Egan

Nash is the director of the award-winning WWII documentary “16 Photographs At Ohrdruf” which was acquired by The Pentagon Channel and TCD for distribution. It has been translated into French & German and screens worldwide. It was recently acquired by the Buchenwald Museum as a teaching tool. He also co-wrote/directed “Walk Away” and was the Editor of the Iranian film “Endless?” He recently was Additional Editor on “Stranger With A Camera” by Oscar-winner Oorlagh George. Nash is the Chair of Film at Lesley University.

Egan has a long history in film & television in NYC. He co- wrote/directed the award-winning thriller “Walk Away” which was acquired by TCD. He has worked in TV on “Rescue Me” and “Law & Order,” and was Production Coordinator on several major films. He is Art Department Coordinator for “Law & Order: SVU.” He published the music review site “7 Inches” for over a decade, and runs his own record label Sweaters & Pearls. Nash & Egan have collaborated as Harvey Loves Harvey since 1992, and are represented by Gallery Kayafas in Boston.

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Director Statement

Abaddon’s Pit was written and directed by Jason Egan & Matthew Nash. Inspired by old radio shows, religious myths and surreal cinema, they explore the eternal struggle between the quest for truth versus blind faith. Supported by the amazing cast and crew of their previous film (the quarantine cult-classic Walk Away) they spent two years immersed in the mysteries of the bottomless pit. With a larger cast and a bigger vision, Abaddon’s Pit invokes that cultural conflicts of our era, on the scale of a small town and a single family.

Beginning as a story of processing loss, Abaddon’s Pit unravels as Dave’s mind slips away from reality. What begins as a pit becomes a metaphor for grief and recovery. As his mind is entangled with the pit, Dave’s experience becomes untrustworthy and his thoughts grow stranger and darker. Torn between esoteric philosophy and close-minded religion, his arrival in the pit is both expected and uncanny. Is the pit a messenger of truth, or merely a hole in the ground?