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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.
Directed by Deb Shoval · Written by Deb Shoval
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Cast
- Kayla Dempsey Joey
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Breeda Wool Rayna - Ruthie O'Dell Joey's Mom Ruthie
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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
Make it a double feature
2h 16m together
AWOL
American Beauty
A close match in mood and era.
