Pat Dortch

While solo thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, a married woman from Spain's journey to reclaim her identity becomes sidetracked when a lone American hiker pursues her.

A young fashion designer seems fine on the surface but secretly struggles with debilitating self-doubt. Soon these buried feelings begin to make Hannah physically sick and sprout into a ferocious growth on her body: The Appendage. As Hannah's health declines, The Appendage grows more powerful and begins to fuel her anxieties - her perceived lack of talent at work, her deteriorating relationships with her boyfriend and best friend and her parents' lack of love and understanding (Deadline).