AWOL (2011)
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.
Director: Deb Shoval
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Kayla Dempsey as Joey |
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Breeda Wool as Rayna |
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Ruthie O'Dell as Joey's Mom Ruthie |
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Darrell Larson as Joey's Stepdad Pete |
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Roy Brown as Roy |
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Nevayah Gonda as Nevayah |
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Hannah Dillon as Hannah |
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Jon Sordoni as Joey's Family |
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Whitney Chrzanowski as Joey's Family |
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Garrit Chrzanowski as Joey's Family |
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Jen Walton as Joey's Family |
| Writing | Deb Shoval | Writer |
| Directing | Deb Shoval | Director |
| Editing | Niv Klainer | Editor |
| Camera | Jessica Bennett | Director of Photography |
| Art | Bridget Rafferty | Art Direction |
| Sound | Kelli Rudick | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jessica Caldwell | Producer |
| Production | Deb Shoval | Producer |
| Directing | Dominique Lefebvre | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irit Reinheimer | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Anne Carson | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Maria Brandão | First Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Brett Blake | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Rome Petersson | Gaffer |
| Sound | Michael Biggins | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Matthew Polis | Sound Designer |