
AWOL
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.
Top Billed Cast
Kayla Dempsey
Joey

Breeda Wool
Rayna
Ruthie O'Dell
Joey's Mom Ruthie

Darrell Larson
Joey's Stepdad Pete
Roy Brown
Roy
Featured Crew

Jessica Bennett
Director of Photography
Niv Klainer
Editor

Deb Shoval
Director

Deb Shoval
Writer
Brett Blake
Assistant Editor
Bridget Rafferty
Art Direction
Jessica Caldwell
Producer
Dominique Lefebvre
Assistant Director
Anne Carson
First Assistant Camera
Irit Reinheimer
Hairstylist
Maria Brandão
First Assistant Camera
Matthew Polis
Sound Designer