Defying Gravity (2008)
Sometimes you have to embrace death in order to embrace life.
90 min
Cassandra, a mute runaway girl, takes refuge in the cemetery in which her mother is laid to rest. She is watched over by Jorge, the cemetery caretaker, an illegal alien who is committed to the restoration of a classic '60 cadillac hearse. Shore is a dynamic, handsome, and brilliant young man who also happens to be homeless. After almost hitting Cassandra in his dilapidated VW bus, he becomes fascinated by the gothic cemetery waif and attempts to befriend her. A sequence of events results in Cass getting lost. Jorge and Shore flee the cemetery in a stolen hearse to find Cassandra before her abusive step-father does. All paths lead to Yermo - the site of a roadside diner and a feisty but compassionate transvestite waitress named Lola.
- Release date
- March 29, 2008
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Joey Bachrach as Skateboarder
- Willam Belli as Lola
- Stephen Berman as Chess Player
- Bea Bernstein as Colorful Psychic Woman
- Brand Birtwistle as Jared
- Oto Brezina as Grieving Man
- Sara Corder as Destry
- Cody Demory as Skateboarder
- Michael Francesco as Sebastian
- Tony Franchitto as Lubitch
Crew
- Michael Keller · Director
- Lisa Savy Kauffman · Writer
- Lisa Savy Kauffman · Producer
- Justin Talley · Cinematographer
- Brian Voelkerding · Editor
- Lisa Savy Kauffman · Casting director