AWOL

AWOL

2011
★★☆☆☆ 4.7/10
⏱️ 14 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Drama
Days before deployment to Afghanistan, Joey returns to rural Pennsylvania for Christmas with big dreams of running away to Canada with her beautiful lover. But Joey learns that things don’t always end up as planned. This short film was expanded into a feature film of the same title, it premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, and it was released in 2017.

Cast

Kayla Dempsey
Kayla Dempsey
Joey
Breeda Wool
Breeda Wool
Rayna
Ruthie O'Dell
Ruthie O'Dell
Joey's Mom Ruthie
Darrell Larson
Darrell Larson
Joey's Stepdad Pete
Roy Brown
Roy Brown
Roy
Nevayah Gonda
Nevayah Gonda
Nevayah

Crew

Director
Deb Shoval
Writer
Deb Shoval
Producer
Jessica Caldwell, Deb Shoval

Production

Pecadillo Pictures

Keywords

rural areaextramarital affairlgbtrunning awayus militarywoman directorolder woman younger woman relationshipshort film