Alberto Garcia
Feature Film
Live Action
Conceptual artwork generated with AI for visual development purposes.
The Story
After years of dead-end jobs, heartbreak, and broken promises, two sisters — Barb and Faye — decide to escape their small-town misery and start over in Mexico. But when desperation leads them to rob a bank and their getaway goes terribly wrong, they find themselves stranded at a remote desert motel run by a staff with darker secrets than their own. What begins as a bid for freedom spirals into a deadly game of survival, betrayal, and sisterhood — where trust is scarce, and no one checks out alive.
Meet the Characters
Barb
“The fighter who’s running out of fight.”
Once a waitress in a dead-end diner, Barb has spent her life taking punches — from bad relationships, bad luck, and a town that never let her breathe. When her breaking point finally comes, she chooses escape over endurance, dragging her younger sister into a plan that teeters between freedom and disaster. Beneath her hardened surface lies a woman desperate to reclaim her dignity, no matter the cost.
Faye
“The dreamer who’s about to wake up.”
Where Barb is fire, Faye is light — hopeful, trusting, and full of quiet strength. But when her sister’s escape plan spirals out of control, Faye’s idealism collides with a harsh new reality. Torn between loyalty and fear, she discovers a darker side of herself — one she may never escape.
Growth
RUTH
Runs the isolated Sunset Hollow Motel with her two sons, Red and Jack — both bound to her by loyalty and fear. Outwardly warm and hospitable, she hides a calculating cruelty beneath her calm demeanor, ruling the motel — and her sons — with quiet, unnerving control.
RED
Ruth’s eldest son and right hand, Red is a long-haul trucker with a quiet charm that can disarm anyone. But beneath his easy smile lies a hair-trigger temper — he can go from calm to violent in an instant. Fiercely loyal to his mother, Red’s the last person you’d ever want to cross in Sunset Hollow.
JACK
The younger of Ruth’s sons, Jack is quiet, awkward, and eager to please — a man who does what he’s told, even when it breaks him. Covered in grease and sweat from the garage behind the motel, he hides his unease behind silence. Loyal to his mother and brother, Jack’s simplicity makes him dangerous — because he never questions the orders he’s given.
The world of “Last Stop: Sunset Hollow” lives in the in-between — where the sun never fully rises, and danger hides in the ordinary. Each frame captures the quiet dread of desperation and the beauty buried in decay. These images aren’t scenes from the film — they’re echoes of its soul.
Director’s Statement
I’ve spent most of my life in the American Southwest — in its sprawling cities and forgotten desert towns. Out here, the landscape itself tells stories: of beauty and ruin, of people who’ve been left behind yet refuse to disappear. I’ve seen how decay and desperation can take root in small places, how quiet resignation becomes a way of life. But I’ve also seen the opposite — the stubborn fire in those who still dream of something better.
Last Stop: Sunset Hollow was born from that contrast. It’s a story about two sisters, Barb and Faye, who embody both the heartbreak and hope of those towns. It’s about the kind of love that doesn’t flinch — the kind that would rather burn out fighting than fade into complacency.
At its core, this isn’t just a story about crime or survival — it’s a story about family, loyalty, and the relentless fight for a future that still feels worth dying for.
