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PRESS REACTIONS TO SLEEP DEALER THE NEW YORK TIMES Exuberantly entertaining -- a dystopian fable of globalization disguised as a science-fiction adventure…. Mr. Rivera — a brilliant young director — takes his audience into a future of “aqua-terrorism” and cyberlabor that I wish I could dismiss as implausible. -A.O. Scott THE LOS ANGELES TIMES Adventurous, ambitious and ingeniously futuristic, "Sleep Dealer" is a welcome surprise. It combines visually arresting science fiction done on a budget with a strong sense of social commentary in a way that few films attempt, let alone achieve. -Kenneth Turan WIRED MAGAZINE …impressive, eye-opening…a timely message, deftly delivered… like Blade Runner and other big-brained sci-fi flicks, it's about ideas, not selling merchandise. Sleep Dealer serves up a radical vision of a troubling tomorrow… -Jason Silverman INDIEWIRE A dazzling journey! True originality and artistic verve! Unique and yet engaging; the nervy combination of social politics with future shock storytelling… “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 WIRED MAGAZINE Ground breaking…a wholly original fantasy. Listen up, Spielberg & Co.: You might learn something. -Jason Silverman 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
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