Amy McBride This message is sent from my phone, please excuse brevity and/or typos. Be well! Begin forwarded message: From: "Beason, Alison" <abeason@ci.tacoma.wa.us<mailto:abeason@ci.tacoma.wa.us>> To: "McBride, Amy" <amy.mcbride@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:amy.mcbride@cityoftacoma.org>> Subject: FW: SLEEP DEALER FREE MOVIE A free screening of the film SLEEP DEALER in collaboration with the City of Tacoma Office of Equity and Human Rights and The Grand Cinema. Date: September 18, 2018 Time: 1:30pm & 6:30pm Location: Grand Theater, 606 Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 The Grand Cinema and the City of Tacoma presents SLEEP DEALER, the lost cult hit from director Alex Rivera. Memo Cruz (Luis Fernando Peña) is a young man in near-future Mexico. When his family is victim of a misguided drone attack he finds himself with no option but to head north, towards the U.S./Mexico border. But migrant workers cannot cross this new world border – it's been sealed off. Instead, Memo ends up in a strange digital factory in Mexico where he connects his body to a robot in America. The Los Angeles Times writes “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.“ Welcome director Alex Rivera and engage in a filmmaker Q&A after both the matinee and evening screenings of SLEEP DEALER. Learn about the inspiration for the film, its resonance today, and Rivera's current work. Alison Beason| Senior Policy Analyst City of Tacoma| Office of Equity and Human Rights Office: (253) 591-5124