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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.

Top Cast

  • Kayla Dempsey

    Kayla Dempsey

    Joey

  • Breeda Wool

    Breeda Wool

    Rayna

  • Ruthie O'Dell

    Ruthie O'Dell

    Joey's Mom Ruthie

  • Darrell Larson

    Darrell Larson

    Joey's Stepdad Pete

  • Roy Brown

    Roy Brown

    Roy

  • Nevayah Gonda

    Nevayah Gonda

    Nevayah

  • Hannah Dillon

    Hannah Dillon

    Hannah

  • Jon Sordoni

    Jon Sordoni

    Joey's Family

  • Whitney Chrzanowski

    Whitney Chrzanowski

    Joey's Family

Overview

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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