Sleep Dealer

Sleep Dealer (2008) – Movie Review

Stop here if you don’t like subtitled movies or don’t know Spanish.  This film is a futuristic SciFi and social commentary mix.  In the near future, Mexican migrant workers don’t migrate, they stay in Mexico, report to a local factory and plug into a computer to operate robots in the USA.  This same technology allows [...]

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Sleep Dealer

Sleep Dealer (2008) – Movie Review

Stop here if you don’t like subtitled movies or don’t know Spanish.  This film is a futuristic SciFi and social commentary mix.  In the near future, Mexican migrant workers don’t migrate, they stay in Mexico, report to a local factory and plug into a computer to operate robots in the USA.  This same technology allows [...] Continue Reading

Sleep Dealer DVD

Sleep Dealer DVD

In a futuristic yet not unfamiliar world, the lives of three strangers connect in surprising ways amid a backdrop of militarization, closed borders and an all-encompassing global technological network. At the center of this potent sci-fi tale (nominated for a Best First Feature Independent Spirit Award) are Memo (Luis Fernando Peña), a peasant displaced after [...] Continue Reading

Sleep Dealer Trailer

Sleep Dealer Trailer

The folks over at Maya Entertainment are taking a big step into the mainstream, with the distribution and acquiring all U.S. rights to Alex Rivera’s Sundance award-winner “Sleep Dealer.” Now the official website has released the trailer for the film. The film stars Luis Fernando Pena, Leonor Varela and Jacob Vargas. Sleep Dealer is set to hit theaters [...] Continue Reading

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