Calavera Highway

NEW DOCS Thematic Migrations Curated by Lourdes Portillo

This pitch-perfect road-trip film documents the odyssey of Armando and Carlos Peña as they gather together their five brothers to carry their mother’s ashes to her final resting place in McAllen, Texas. The filmmaker, who is married to Armando, tenderly tells his family’s remarkable migrant story and in the process captures what it means to live with and love one’s ghosts.  RH

Director

Renee Tajima-Peña

Producers

Evangeline Griego, Renee Tajima-Peña

Release Year

2008

Festival Year

2008

Country

United States

Run Time

88 minutes

Premiere

World Premiere