Watch Trailer
Director: Alex Rivera
Writer(s): Alex Rivera and David Riker
Cast: Luis Fernando Peña, Leonor Varela and Jacob Vargas
When Memo Cruz’s family is victim of a drone attack he finds himself with no option but to head towards the U.S./Mexico border, but migrant workers cannot cross. Memo ends up in a strange digital factory in Mexico where he connects his body to a robot in America. Memo’s search for a better future leads him to love, loss, and a confrontation with a mysterious figure from his past.
“Adventurous, ambitious and ingeniously futuristic, Sleep Dealer is a welcome surprise.” – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
“Sleep Dealer is an unusually thoughtful science fiction film, using the speculative energy of the genre to explore some troubling and complex contemporary issues.” – A.O. Scott, New York Times
Film introductions by professors Katarzyna Marciniak and Michael Gillespie.
Sponsored by The College of Arts and Sciences, Making and Breaking the Law Theme, and the Wealth and Poverty Theme.
Share this Film
Click on Showtimes to Get Tickets Online
90 MIN
