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Alison is a bracingly honest independent film about a 30-something pregnant woman who begins to sense that something is wrong – with her life, with her marriage, with herself. Told in a prismatic, non-linear style, the movie follows Alison as she tries to make sense of her impending condition: She abandons her husband and moves into a derelict motel, hoping to find some sense of where she’s headed, and why she’s been where she been. In this way, she struggles to work out the all-too-slight difference between self-discovery and self-destruction.

Crafted by award-winning writer-director Paul Schattel (Sinkhole, the upcoming The Mourning Portrait), Alison is a true-hearted exploration into what we truly want ... even though sometimes we don't know what we want.

Mostly improvised, and captured in a quick storm of spontaneity in and around the Asheville area, the movie was realized without an actual shooting script, the filmmakers feeling their way through the collaborative process, trusting their instincts and allowing the story to sometimes shape itself.

In the end, Alison is a touching and heart-breakingly honest homage to personal freedom at any cost.