The new Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film Series presents Alex Rivera’s Sleep Dealer (2009) on Saturday, March 21, at 3 p.m. at the Athena Cinema.
Admission is free.
In Sleep Dealer, 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.
Dr. Michael Gillespie and Dr. Katarzyna Marciniak provide film introductions.
The Film Series was made possible by a generous support from the College of Arts & Sciences and a committed work by Alexandra Kamody from the Athena and Lorraine Wochna, Ohio University librarian for the Humanities. Making and Breaking the Law and Wealth and Poverty curricular themes are sponsoring the series to help us publicize the screenings.
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