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. 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. Awol tells a story most of us know, that first love for whom we would do anything to make a life together. Days before her deployment to afghanistan, joey, 19, comes home to rural pennsylvania for christmas, with big dreams of running away to canada. Awol premieres in lehigh valley as part of lgbt film. She visits her hometown during christmas holidays, before her deployment to afghanistan. The film collaborative is the first nonprofit, fullservice provider dedicated to the distribution of independent film, including narrative features, documentaries and shorts. Five questions with awol director deb shoval filmmaker magazine. 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, a 2016 romantic drama, based on a 2010 short film of the same name awol 2017 film, a 2017 philippine action thriller a. Given few options for her future, lesbian teenager joey decides to join the military. We made awol the short film in january 2010 in a very, very snowy couple of days in northeast pennsylvania, which is where i. With roy brown, kayla dempsey, darrell larson, ruthie odell.
Given few options for her future, lesbian teenager joey decides to join the. Will a romance with a married housewife give her a way out. Include the following words and phrases in your essay. Awol, a short piece that will become a feature length film. Film school shorts is made possible by a grant from maurice kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving. 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. Jul 04, 2016 two dangerous soldiers, one mystical chalice. Deb shoval is a director and writer, known for awol 2016, awol 2010 and girls on film. A lesbian teen learns hardwon life lessons in awol, deb shovals expansion of her 2010 short of the same name. Take your pick, really, because the trailer to awol shows that theres quite a bit going on.
Lola kirke serenades breeda wool in clip from lesbian. Awol is a stunning small town american love story afterellen. We will let you know once awol is available to watch where you are see latest films. Expanding the premise of her sametitled 2010 short, deb shovals uneven first feature demonstrates greater assurance in. Before it was a feature film, awol was a sundance awardwinning short film about love and desperation in a small town. Lionheart is a timeless kickass classic that you can proudly add to your martial arts film library. Sundance lesbian award winning shortturnedfeature 3min by deb shoval on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people.
And the story culminates in an upbeat crescendo of a surprise ending. Not a fellow battle but the best three i saw in my 24 years of active duty. Jun 04, 2018 before it was a feature film, awol was a sundance awardwinning short film about love and desperation in a small town. It is based on shovals 2010 short film of the same name. 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. She visits her hometown during christmas holidays, before her deployment to af. Taking your starting point in the short film, discuss the reasons why young people choose to join the army. I handled post production supervision and helped bring director jack swanstroms film to completion. 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 short film tells the story of joey, a young woman enrolled in the us army. Deb shoval on writing and directing awol afterellen. Awol was first shot as a short film in winter 2010. Art houses should welcome the film, which will play. The varied, fastpaced action in this movie continues to rivet your attention until the final scenes.
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. Expanding the premise of her sametitled 2010 short. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. No money is gained from the making of this film, made for pure. 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. 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, a 2016 romantic drama, based on a 2010 short film of the same name.
But that first real love teaches so many of us that love is not all we need. Deb shovals strikingly intimate drama awol was a standout at last years tribeca film festival, and now the lola kirke and breeda woolstarring feature is. 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. 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. 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. Like a lot more than i was expecting to like a lesbian love story set in rural pennsylvania. At that time, it was not intended to be like a calling card for a feature film. The awol newsletter is emailed every two months to members those who are on the email distribution list. 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. 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. We offer a full range of affordable distribution, educational, and marketing education to independent filmmakers looking to reach out to traditionally underserved audiences. 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. 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.
Write a short analytical essay at least 300 words about awol. We made awol the short film in january 2010 in a very, very snowy couple of days in northeast pennsylvania, which is where i grew up. With powerful performances from kirke and wool, director deb shovals feature film debut is a splendid and brooding meditation on the boundless possibilities of first love constricted by the. Awol is a 2016 romantic drama film written and directed by deb shoval and starring lola kirke and breeda wool.
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