Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=MdopyWr8htm Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter THE DESERTER - A NEO-WESTERN SHORT FILM BY BRIAN ONEILL & KODY LEE [wpRwMZVCtfe] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT The Deserter takes place in America's distant future, following massive structural and societal collapse due to civil war. It follows a soldier named Jack as he flees from his first battle and is found unconscious in the woods by a girl named Ethel. She takes Jack to a rural New England town called Valhalla, hoping he'll help her and a small group of rebels overthrow the charismatic and authoritarian mayor of the town. This film takes a look at the failings of our existing institutions and the sacrifices a society makes for security. The Deserter was developed as a thesis film by Kody Lee and Brian O'Neill for the cinema production program at Lyndon State College (Northern Vermont University at Lyndon). Beyond its purpose as a senior thesis this film we hope to one day enter this in some local New England film festivals, as well as posting the final film online for viewing. The experience and knowledge gained working on this film has will help both of us be more successful as we enter the film industry. DIRECTED BY BRIAN O'NEILL SCREENPLAY BY BRIAN O'NEILL & KODY LEE STARRING: JOSH BAUTISTA - ASHLI ROBERTS - DEREK CAMPBELL CHRIS BRAUN - ROBERT STACY - RONALD "TRIPPER" JOHNSON III AMANDA DOBLER - DYLAN DURHAM -FRANCIS TARASIEWICZ DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - MATT SULLIVAN EDITOR - BRIAN O'NEILL MUSIC BY THE THURSDAY TORYS SPECIAL THANKS TO CATAMOUNT ARTS LYNDON STATE COLLEGE 5gNqKOI2gEO Z9I56b1C4Sb 0oeUXOL3Atg 3pAOxAhDIbB glRKAbY9axg
The Deserter takes place in America's distant future, following massive structural and societal collapse due to civil war. It follows a soldier named Jack as he flees from his first battle and is found unconscious in the woods by a girl named Ethel. She takes Jack to a rural New England town called Valhalla, hoping he'll help her and a small group of rebels overthrow the charismatic and authoritarian mayor of the town. This film takes a look at the failings of our existing institutions and the sacrifices a society makes for security. The Deserter was developed as a thesis film by Kody Lee and Brian O'Neill for the cinema production program at Lyndon State College (Northern Vermont University at Lyndon). Beyond its purpose as a senior thesis this film we hope to one day enter this in some local New England film festivals, as well as posting the final film online for viewing. The experience and knowledge gained working on this film has will help both of us be more successful as we enter the film industry. DIRECTED BY BRIAN O'NEILL SCREENPLAY BY BRIAN O'NEILL & KODY LEE STARRING: JOSH BAUTISTA - ASHLI ROBERTS - DEREK CAMPBELL CHRIS BRAUN - ROBERT STACY - RONALD "TRIPPER" JOHNSON III AMANDA DOBLER - DYLAN DURHAM -FRANCIS TARASIEWICZ DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - MATT SULLIVAN EDITOR - BRIAN O'NEILL MUSIC BY THE THURSDAY TORYS SPECIAL THANKS TO CATAMOUNT ARTS LYNDON STATE COLLEGE 5gNqKOI2gEO Z9I56b1C4Sb 0oeUXOL3Atg 3pAOxAhDIbB glRKAbY9axg