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.
Deb Shoval
Director, Writer
Kayla 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
Mammal63%
Die My Love61%
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl72%
From Straight A's to XXX59%
Mexicali77%
Certain Women60%
The Last Rodeo76%
The Rain People66%
Fort Bliss64%
Good One65%
The Mustang69%
Jawbone61%
I Believe in Unicorns64%
Girl in the Box67%
Straw Dogs59%
2048: Nowhere to Run67%
Minari73%
Holler60%
Tyler Perry's Finding Joy59%