The Heart of Texas

The Heart of Texas

A film by Gregory JM Kasunich

DIRECTED BY

Gregory JM Kasunich

WRITTEN BY

Gregory JM Kasunich, Lauren Noll

PRODUCED BY

Jordan Ochel, Sol Bautista, Gregory JM Kasunich, Lauren Noll

CAST

Lauren Noll, Carlos Cravioto

SYNOPSIS

An aspiring country singer stuck in the paycheck-to-paycheck grind, gets big news that she’s a radio contest finalist while finishing her overnight shift at a local diner in Waco, TX. She must race to the station to sing for hometown country music hero Harlan Thompson in hopes of winning the opening act spot on his upcoming tour. In a chaotic dash to the studio, she collides her car into Jesús, an undocumented worker who refuses medical care or police assistance out of fear of being discovered and deported. The two engage in a struggle, each in pursuit of their own American dreams. In the end, they do the only the thing they know how to do: fend for themselves.

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The Heart of Texas

DIRECTED BY: Gregory JM Kasunich

WRITTEN BY: Gregory JM Kasunich, Lauren Noll

PRODUCED BY: Jordan Ochel, Sol Bautista, Gregory JM Kasunich, Lauren Noll

CAST: Lauren Noll, Carlos Cravioto

SYNOPSIS:
An aspiring country singer stuck in the paycheck-to-paycheck grind, gets big news that she’s a radio contest finalist while finishing her overnight shift at a local diner in Waco, TX. She must race to the station to sing for hometown country music hero Harlan Thompson in hopes of winning the opening act spot on his upcoming tour. In a chaotic dash to the studio, she collides her car into Jesús, an undocumented worker who refuses medical care or police assistance out of fear of being discovered and deported. The two engage in a struggle, each in pursuit of their own American dreams. In the end, they do the only the thing they know how to do: fend for themselves.