Defying Gravity

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 stepfather does All paths lead to Yermo the site of a roadside diner and a feisty but compassionate transvestite waitress named Lola