DIRECTOR
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BIO:
Born and raised in Greenfield, Miguel was brought up by two immigrant parents from Mexico.He developed an interest in film early in life, making short films on his mother’s digital camera and editing them on her computer. His taste in movies was partly shaped by the bootleg DVDs his father would bring home.He studied and continued to develop his craft at the University of California, Santa Cruz. After graduation, he launched his solo production company, Calaveras Productions.His work explores a feeling he’s internalized all his life—existing in spaces where you don’t believe you belong but desperately want to be part of.
A naive, college-bound girl escapes an abusive relationship and hitchhikes to campus, unknowingly accepting a ride from a psychopath.