But that first real love teaches so many of us that love is not all we need. Lola kirke serenades breeda wool in clip from lesbian. I guess i shouldve seen it coming given the success of writerdirector deb shovals 2010 short of the same name but, still, i was pleasantly surprised by just how much i enjoyed this film that screams realness, this despite its less than fairy tale happy ending. It includes our awol hosted events as well as an fyi for your information section with events which are hosted by others in and around london. May 23, 2017 based on her 2010 short of the same name which also starred the immensely talented wool as rayna shovals film follows a shiftless joey kirke as she attempts to make the next steps in. Lionheart is a timeless kickass classic that you can proudly add to your martial arts film library. I handled post production supervision and helped bring director jack swanstroms film to completion. Before it was a feature film, awol was a sundance awardwinning short film about love and desperation in a small town. She visits her hometown during christmas holidays, before her deployment to af.
We offer a full range of affordable distribution, educational, and marketing education to independent filmmakers looking to reach out to traditionally underserved audiences. Awol was first shot as a short film in winter 2010. Include the following words and phrases in your essay. Given few options for her future, lesbian teenager joey decides to join the. The awol newsletter is emailed every two months to members those who are on the email distribution list. Days before her deployment to afghanistan, joey, 19, comes home to rural pennsylvania for christmas, with big dreams of running away to canada. Expanding the premise of her sametitled 2010 short, deb shovals uneven first feature demonstrates greater assurance in conveying a sense of place the filmmakers. Awol is a very modest indie and it could really have used a rethink on its gratingly obvious score but its rewarding in a lot of ways. Given few options for her future, lesbian teenager joey decides to join the military. She visits her hometown during christmas holidays, before her deployment to afghanistan.
Film school shorts is made possible by a grant from maurice kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving. Awol, a 2016 romantic drama, based on a 2010 short film of the same name. With roy brown, kayla dempsey, darrell larson, ruthie odell. Write a short analytical essay at least 300 words about awol. Oct 09, 2019 a report released by the department of defense in september state that 541 service members died from sui ryan walters needs your support for short film awol. The varied, fastpaced action in this movie continues to rivet your attention until the final scenes. Lola kirke mistress america, mozart in the jungle is a standout as joey, a recent high school grad faced with a deadend future in her small town in rural pennsylvania, whose unexpected affair with a married woman a hard drinking, gorgeous blonde with two kids and a truck driver husband makes her rethink her decision to join the army. Art houses should welcome the film, which will play.
A report released by the department of defense in september state that 541 service members died from sui ryan walters needs your support for short film awol. Five questions with awol director deb shoval filmmaker magazine. Awol, a short piece that will become a feature length film. Director and cowriter deb shoval expanded on her short of the same name to make the film, keeping star breeda wool in the same role and picking up lola kirke before she appeared in films like gone girl and mistress america. Awol tells a story most of us know, that first love for whom we would do anything to make a life together. Deb shoval is a director and writer, known for awol 2016, awol 2010 and girls on film. Awol the short film was a very small project shot in 2010 over three days during a january blizzard in and around my hometown of wilkesbarre, pennsylvania. Released 2016, awol stars lola kirke, breeda wool, dale soules, bill sage the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put together. Film school shorts is made possible by a grant from maurice kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of. Lionheart also known as awol and wrong bet is a 1990 action film directed by sheldon lettich, starring jeanclaude van damme and costarring brian thompson, along with harrison page, deborah rennard, lisa pelikan, and ashley johnson. Awol is a 2016 romantic drama film written and directed by deb shoval and starring lola kirke and breeda wool. Deb shoval on writing and directing awol afterellen. Awol, a 2016 romantic drama, based on a 2010 short film of the same name awol 2017 film, a 2017 philippine action thriller a. Like a lot more than i was expecting to like a lesbian love story set in rural pennsylvania.
Released 2016, awol stars lola kirke, breeda wool, dale soules, bill sage the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of. Breeda wool is one of the finest natural actresses to ever hit the screen. Expanding the premise of her sametitled 2010 short, deb shovals uneven first feature demonstrates greater assurance in. And the story culminates in an upbeat crescendo of a surprise ending. Awol premieres in lehigh valley as part of lgbt film. The film collaborative is the first nonprofit, fullservice provider dedicated to the distribution of independent film, including narrative features, documentaries and shorts. Jun 04, 2018 before it was a feature film, awol was a sundance awardwinning short film about love and desperation in a small town. The short film tells the story of joey, a young woman enrolled in the us army. Expanding the premise of her sametitled 2010 short, deb shovals uneven first. Not a fellow battle but the best three i saw in my 24 years of active duty. Shovals first feature screenplay, poppies and olives, was chosen as an emerging narrative script for the ifp market and received film independent producers and directors lab. At that time, it was not intended to be like a calling card for a feature film. It is based on shovals 2010 short film of the same name.
No money is gained from the making of this film, made for pure. Days before her deployment, joey returns to rural pennsylvania with plans to go awol. Some dogs bite worked fine as a standalone film, a silent and occasionally shocking road movie about boys on a collision course with a dead end. We made awol the short film in january 2010 in a very, very snowy couple of days in northeast pennsylvania, which is where i. It makes you want to explore the machinations of social services as you get inescapably involved with the different lives the boys could have had, as opposed to the fate doled out by the drama on screen. We will let you know once awol is available to watch where you are see latest films. Pfc in korea forged a da 31, bought cpt rank and some medals no restrictions back in the 80s on who bought what at clothing sales, bought a plane ticket back to the states got caught because he had to show his military id card to get on the plane. Take your pick, really, because the trailer to awol shows that theres quite a bit going on. Awol is a stunning small town american love story afterellen. Expanding the premise of her sametitled 2010 short. Sep 20, 2016 awol, a short piece that will become a feature length film by emma published february 18, 2015 updated september 20, 2016 awol is a deep drama inclined to expose the social aspect of a love story between a young woman and a married mother in a modest and preserved small tawn of pennsylvania. I was an mfa student at columbia at the time, and i was very much aware that i kept making these little movies that were aesthetically beautiful but didnt really hold up. She sensed that these tiny gems were missing a key ingredient and decided to do something about it with the 2010 short awol. Taking your starting point in the short film, discuss the reasons why young people choose to join the army.