USA / Mexico,
2008, 90 min
Directed by:
Alex RiveraCinematography:
Lisa RinzlerComposer:
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Leonor Varela, Jacob Vargas, Giovanna Zacarías, Emilio Guerrero, Tenoch Huerta, Sergio Limon, Luis Fernando Peña, Marius Biegai, Martín Palomares (more)Plots(1)
Set in a near future in which the resources of the world are directed towards the rich, water has been privatised and the poor have become nothing more than virtual workers, Sleep Dealer is an impressive sci-fi film that combines new technology and global politics as three strangers attempt to connect with each other and begin to resist their continued exploitation. (Independent Cinema Office)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2009 - Alex Rivera, Anthony Bregman (Best First Feature)
Sundance Film Festival
- 2008 - Alex Rivera, David Riker (Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic)
- 2008 - Alex Rivera, David Riker (Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize)
- 2008 - Alex Rivera (U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic)
- 2002 - Alex Rivera (NHK Filmmaker Award)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2008 - Alex Rivera (Horizons Award)