Sleep Dealer (2008)
Set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network that joins minds and experiences, three strangers risk their lives to connect with each other and break the barriers of technology.
11 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
Memo (Luis Fernando Peña) describes node work at the sleep dealers.
Duration: 00:02:37
Contributor: Allison Cooper
Del Rio Water Company
Memo (Luis Fernando Peña) and his father purchase water from Del Rio Water Company.
Duration: 00:01:11
Timestamp: 00:04:03
Contributor: Azalea Yunus
Drones!
Memo (Luis Fernando Peña) and his brother watch as Rudy Ramirez (Jacob Vargas), drone pilot for Del Rio Water, destroys their home and kills their father.
Duration: 00:04:26
Timestamp: 00:12:45
Contributor: Azalea Yunus
Luz and TruNode
Luz (Leonor Varela) uploads her memory of meeting Memo to TruNode.
Duration: 00:02:45
Timestamp: 00:21:29
Contributor: Azalea Yunus
Memo Joins the Global Economy
Luz (Leonor Varela) gives Memo (Luis Fernando Peña) nodes at the Tijuana Node Bar.
Duration: 00:03:51
Timestamp: 00:32:10
Contributor: Azalea Yunus
A Tour of the Sleep Dealer’s Factory
Memo (Luis Fernando Peña) begins work at one of the sleep dealers.
Duration: 00:03:43
Timestamp: 00:35:59
Contributor: Azalea Yunus
Rudy Seeks Out Memo
Rudy (Jacob Vargas) tries to find Memo (Luis Fernando Peña) through Luz’s (Leonor Varela) memories on TruNode.
Duration: 00:01:38
Timestamp: 00:45:10
Contributor: Azalea Yunus
Mise-en-Abyme
Memo (Luis Fernando Peña) encounters his virtual self, face-to-face.
Duration: 00:00:36
Timestamp: 00:46:43
Contributor: Kuukua Damptey
Short Circuit
A worker at the sleep dealer’s is injured when a machine malfunctions.
Duration: 00:01:57
Timestamp: 00:49:52
Contributor: Kuukua Damptey
Selling Memories
Luz (Leonor Varela) explains her work for TruNode to Memo (Luis Fernando Peña).
Duration: 00:02:24
Timestamp: 00:53:45
Contributor: Kuukua Damptey
Closing Sequence
Rudy (Jacob Vargas) and Memo (Luis Fernando Peña) go their separate ways
Duration: 00:01:44
Timestamp: 01:22:36
Contributor: Kuukua Damptey