Sean Valen & Christine Valen
Bobby Williams & Mariel Hemingway
Renowned stuntman and Oscar-nominated actress. Seen in Superman IV, Manhattan, Delirious and 10.
In TheatersQ2 2027
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The Pacific Crest Trail
2,650 miles.Most who startnever finish.
From the Mexican border to Canada, the PCT draws tens of thousands of hopefuls every year. Only a fraction reach the end. On the loneliest stretch, the Mojave in Northern LA, the desert keeps the rest.
This year, some of them will simply disappear.
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- Miles of Trail
- From Mexico to Canada
- 0+
- Start the Journey
- Each year, full of hope
- 2-0K
- Reach Canada
- The few who make it
- The Rest?
- Disappear into the desert
“The desert doesn't kill everyone. It only chooses a few.”
The Story
The desert keeps what it takes.
It begins with a silence where a voice used to be.
It is 2026, and a young woman has vanished somewhere on the Pacific Crest Trail.
The search runs cold in the Mojave, past the last ranger station, past the last good map.
Out there, a loner the locals call "M" stops pretending that anything matters.
One by one, hikers and the people of Hikertown begin to disappear.
Story timeline
2026
The year the trail goes quiet.
Missing Hiker
A young woman vanishes between waypoints.
Investigation
A cold file finds its last believer.
The Mysterious "M"
A stranger lets go of every reason.
Arrival at Hikertown
The last rest stop before the dark.
Final Confrontation
What was lost is finally found.
The Cast
Anchored by genre icons
Predator alumni, an Oscar-nominated lead, and a striking ensemble carry HIKERTOWN across the desert.
Robert Neems
Bill Duke
Starred in Predator, Commando, Payback and X-Men.
"M"
Richard Chaves
Starred in Predator, War of the Worlds and Witness.
The Filmmaker
Ed Brown
Over 30 years in entertainment — from network sports to music video to award-winning documentary.
With over 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Ed Brown began his career as a writer for CBS Sports with The NFL Today and NCAA College Football and Basketball.
With Sudden Industries, he produced music videos for acts such as Coldplay, Dave Matthews Band and Modest Mouse, along with content for Criterion, Bravo TV and MTV.
Branching out into documentary filmmaking, he won four major awards with his first film, "Unacceptable Levels," which screened on Netflix and PBS. Following its success, he produced two more feature-length documentaries: "A New Resistance," about RoundUp and Monsanto, and "Advance Warning," which dealt with the dangers of flame retardants.
- 30+
- Years in the industry
- 3
- Feature documentaries
- 4
- Major awards
The Production
In theaters Q2 2027
Shot across the Santa Monica Mountains and the high desert of Lancaster, CA.
- Shoot
- 15-20 days
- Locations
- Topanga, Malibu, Santa Monica Mountains & Lancaster, CA
- Cast
- 26 speaking, 15 extras
- Budget
- $750,000
- Release
- Q2 2027