AWOL

14m
Drama
4.6

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
Joey
Breeda Wool
Rayna
Ruthie O'Dell
Joey's Mom Ruthie
Darrell Larson
Joey's Stepdad Pete
Roy Brown
Roy
Nevayah Gonda
Nevayah
Hannah Dillon
Hannah
Jon Sordoni
Joey's Family
Whitney Chrzanowski
Joey's Family
Garrit Chrzanowski
Joey's Family
Jen Walton
Joey's Family

Crew

Deb Shoval
Director, Writer, Producer
Niv Klainer
Editor
Brett Blake
Assistant Editor
Jessica Bennett
Director of Photography
Dominique Lefebvre
Assistant Director
Jessica Caldwell
Producer
Anne Carson
First Assistant Camera
Maria Brandão
First Assistant Camera
Irit Reinheimer
Hairstylist
Matthew Polis
Sound Designer
Michael Biggins
Sound Mixer
Kelli Rudick
Original Music Composer
Rome Petersson
Gaffer
Bridget Rafferty
Art Direction

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