• DESERT ANGEL

    Directed by Vincent DeLuca
    USA | 87 minutes | California Premiere | True Stories

  

Special Mention: Desert Views Award

Guests expected on January 4 and January 5

Film Festival 2025

In the unforgiving Sonoran Desert, Rafael Larraenza leads a volunteer organization dedicated to searching for migrants risking their lives to cross into the United States. When a Salvadoran woman reports her son is missing, Rafael sets off to find him in the sweltering borderlands.

Congratulations to the Desert Angel team on receiving the Desert Views Award Special Mention at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival!

film details

Director: Vincent DeLuca
Producers: Vincent DeLuca, Séverine Tibi, Jillian Corsie
Cinematographers: TinNgai Chan
Editor: Jillian Corsie, Daniela Quiroz
Music: Carlos José Alvarez
Cast: Rafael Larraenza, Monica Larraenza, Indira Renderos
Country: USA
Language: In Spanish and English with English subtitles
Year: 2024
Running Time: 87 minutes
Premiere Status: California Premiere
Awards: Jury Prize for Documentary Feature, Austin Film Festival
Primary Company: Big Pup Film
Contact Email: vincent@bigpupfilm.com
Website: http://bigpupfilm.com/portfolio/desert-angel/

Film Festival 2025