Jose Zapata

Profaned explores the relationships between the homeless and society through expressionism. The film aims to make the audience feel ambivalence towards the vagrant. On one hand, he lies in an attempt to acquire money to fuel his addiction. On the other hand, he suffers from his addiction and past trauma.

Joe's a suburban convenience store clerk with big dreams of becoming a cowboy so he packs his boots and relocates to South Texas to learn from the real deal. His idea of the mythic cowboy is quickly shattered however when he finds himself holed up in a town that survives on a human smuggling trade.