DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

FALL AWAY is a deconstruction of personal memories and a chance to examine the many sides of a conflicted character. We are all so multi faceted in our lives - none of us are truly black nor white, good nor evil.

In this film, we have an opportunity to work with an actual musical group - Crooked Willow - and build upon the harmony and lives of the band as we create our story. Like “Hamlet”, whom we come to know through the eyes of others, Jake is a complex, vital, and tormented individual, who comes to life in the loving and faulty memories of his friends and lovers.

Shot in widescreen format (2:35), this film harkens back to the great dramas of Elia Kazan in style and content (“East Of Eden”, “On The Waterfront”, “Streetcar Named Desire”) with a muted, blue winter palette and a fully committed dedication to strong ‘Method’ based performance. Memories are all we have sometimes to remember those we have lost, and they cannot always be trusted. Like Jake, himself.

Julian Grant