

AWOL
Visit website5.4/10 • 5
2011-01-21 • 0h 14m
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.
- Directors
- Deb Shoval
- Writters
- Deb Shoval
- Editors
- Niv Klainer

AWOL
Visit website2011-01-21 • 0h 14m
5.4/10 • 5
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.
- Directors
- Deb Shoval
- Writters
- Deb Shoval
- Editors
- Niv Klainer
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsKayla 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
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- Original Language
- English
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- Keywords
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