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AWOL (2011)

2011-01-21 · 14m · EN
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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.

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Deb ShovalDirector, Writer

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Kayla DempseyKayla DempseyJoeyBreeda WoolBreeda WoolRaynaRuthie O'DellRuthie O'DellJoey's Mom RuthieDarrell LarsonDarrell LarsonJoey's Stepdad PeteRoy BrownRoy BrownRoyNevayah GondaNevayah GondaNevayahHannah DillonHannah DillonHannahJon SordoniJon SordoniJoey's FamilyWhitney ChrzanowskiWhitney ChrzanowskiJoey's FamilyGarrit ChrzanowskiGarrit ChrzanowskiJoey's FamilyJen WaltonJen WaltonJoey's Family

Keywords

ShortWoman directorLgbtU.s. militaryRunning awayExtramarital affairRural areaOlder woman younger woman relationshipShort filmUs military

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityShort · Woman Director · LgbtDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference294501Actor preference192422 · 608879 · 250430

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What is AWOL about?

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.

How long is AWOL?

AWOL has a runtime of 14 minutes.