Deserter is the journey of Ryan and Jen Johnson - a deserting soldier and his young wife - as they flee across the country to seek refugee status over the Canadian border. As they move from safe house to safe house, we get... more » to know Ryan and Jen - two shy, small-town kids from the Central Valley who joined the military because there were no jobs, and find they must make a heroic stand in order to escape an illegal and immoral war. Deserter is a political road movie with one of the few happy endings that this war has given us. Special Feature: Discussion with Amy Goodman and US Army Deserter Ryan Johnson at the North American premiere of Deserter. Official selection: International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam, OVNI - Barcelona, Singapore International Film Festival, BeyondTV - UK, MountainTop Human Rights Film Festival.« less