Thursday, April 16, 2009



Friends-

I'm writing to let you know about an exciting new film I heard about called "SLEEP DEALER," which is opening this weekend on Friday, April 17th.

It's a science-fiction, but has nothing do to with space aliens, or cops who shoot robots.

SLEEP DEALER is a film of ideas; and it looks at the future from a perspective never seen before: from south of the border, looking at America from the outside.

A.O. Scott of The New York Times says: SLEEP DEALER is "Exuberantly entertaining -- a dystopian fable of globalization disguised as a science-fiction adventure...."

According to everything I've seen and heard, SLEEP DEALER is a thriller filled with lush visuals and big ideas about the future of war, immigration, the environment, and the border.

There's more information here: http://sleepdealer.com and reviews and stills from the film below.

As we all, know, audiences on opening weekend determine the future of a film. I'm wondering if you'd like to go with me, or organize a group to support this film and in the process support the idea of a more wild, diverse, and relevant cinema?

Again, the opening is this weekend, Friday April 17th, in Los Angeles and New York.

Hope to see you there!

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The New York Times
Exuberantly entertaining -- a dystopian fable of globalization disguised as a science-fiction adventure.... Mr. Rivera is a brilliant young director and takes his audience into a future of "aqua-terrorism" and cyberlabor that I wish I could dismiss as implausible.
-A.O. Scott

WIRED MAGAZINE
...impressive, eye-opening...a timely message, deftly delivered... like Blade Runner and other big-brained sci-fi flicks, it's about ideas... Sleep Dealer serves up a radical vision of a troubling tomorrow...
-Jason Silverman

INDIEWIRE
A dazzling journey! True originality and artistic verve!

"Sleep Dealer" is a film with something to say about humanity and its relationship with technology. This sense of humanity, more than its numerous mind-blowing fantasy images is what ultimately sets "Sleep Dealer" apart.
-Steve Ramos

PAPER MAGAZINE
Brilliant and bizarre-ass... A stellar moment in independent filmmaking!
-Rebecca Carroll

THE GUARDIAN OF LONDON
... Rivera revives the promise of an American independent cinema that can intervene in our world, imagine the worst, hope for the best - and entertain like mad along the way.
-B. Ruby Rich

The New York Times
"Sleep Dealer" taps into the cultural and economic fears that have come with a globalized planet... For all its newfangled trappings "Sleep Dealer" reasserts a narrative as old as this country...
-Dennis Lim



From Alex:
I'm writing to let you know that a labor of love - a film I've been working on for twelve years (ouch!) is finally making it to movie theaters. SLEEP DEALER will be in theaters THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 17th in Los Angeles and New York.
SLEEP DEALER is a Sundance award-winning sci-fi thriller that looks at the future from a perspective we've never seen before: from south of the border, looking at America from the outside.
Thanks so much for checking out SLEEP DEALER. It's my first feature film, and in some ways, a humble film. But it's an honest attempt to do something radically new with cinema. I hope you enjoy it and that we connect again soon.

Un abrazo!


Alex
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