Walk Away

What would you do if you had an endless vacation?
Sam and her friends are about to find out, when they arrive at a cabin that won’t let them leave.
Every time they walk away, they appear back inside. What starts as a strange problem turns deadly as they learn the true meaning of a permanent vacation...
How long can they stand living in a tiny cabin with each other?

Hell is other people.

  • Matthew Nash
    Director
    16 Photographs At Ohrdruf
  • Jason Egan
    Director
  • Matthew Nash
    Writer
  • Jason Egan
    Writer
  • Tim Finn
    Producer
  • Rob Coshow
    Producer
  • James Manning
    Producer
  • Jason Egan
    Producer
  • Matthew Nash
    Producer
  • 454 Productions
    Producer
  • Alyssa Talbot
    Key Cast
    "Samantha"
  • Faith Kelly
    Key Cast
    "Rachael"
  • Amy Zubieta
    Key Cast
    "Annie"
  • Chris J. Faria
    Key Cast
    "Mike"
  • Ben Bocko
    Key Cast
    "Eli"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Horror, thriller
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 31 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    45,000 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
  • Chain NYC Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    Best Thriller Feature & Best Cinematography
  • Blow-Up Arthouse FilmFest
    Chicago
    United States
    Best Screenplay
  • Indie Horror Film Festival

    Best Screenplay
  • STIFF: Seattle True Independent Film Festival
  • Chicago Horror Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
Distribution Information
  • Total Content Digital
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Video on Demand
  • Amazon
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Video on Demand
Director Biography - Matthew Nash, Jason Egan

Matthew Nash is the director of the award-winning documentary “16 Photographs At Ohrdruf,” as well as several short films. He is the Chair of Film at Lesley University, and the former publisher of the
magazine Big Red & Shiny.

Jason Egan has a long history in film & television in NYC. He has worked as Production Coordinator on several major films, and recently was 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. He is currently working on an untitled Stephen King project.

Nash and Egan have collaborated as Harvey Loves Harvey since 1992, and are represented by Gallery Kayafas in Boston.

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Director Statement

“Walk Away” is an abstract thriller set in the woods of Vermont. A group of friends arrive for a summer weekend of hiking and drinking by the campfire and quickly learn that their remote getaway won’t let them go back home.

Each time they attempt to walk away from the cabin, they appear back in the house...

The fridge is always full of food, they have an endless supply of beer but they can’t leave. It could be a puzzle to solve, but as time passes, isolated from the world, darkness takes over. Eli, the laid back hipster, becomes a cruel boss. Mike, the awkward goofball, is a mean drunk. Annie, the fussy mom to the group, is unable to maintain control. Rachael, the outsider, struggles to fit in. Only Sam, the quiet younger sister, holds onto a little hope.

As winter approaches, they can’t stand each other. When things go too far, life in the cabin turns dangerous. Trust, friendship and hope slip away. As things spiral out of control, each person must face themselves and their true fears.

Hell is other people.

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“Walk Away” was co-written and co-directed by Jason Egan & Matthew Nash, who spent a lot of time at this remote cabin and created a story for the distinct geography and architecture of the site. As artists who have spent 25 years exploring the margins of the human experience, they wanted to craft a story that considers what happens when the mask falls away, revealing our true nature.

Filmed as a dream, “Walk Away” unfolds like a memory. Layers of light and greenery envelope our characters as the the uncertainty of truth pulls us into the tiny world of the cabin. The rest of the world falls away. There is no future, no civilization, there is only the limit.