In this month's Colorlines, Roya Rastegar has an interesting review of two sci-fi films by and about people of color: "Independent, first-time feature filmmakers Alex Rivera, a New York–based, second-generation Peruvian immigrant, and Jennifer Phang, a Malaysian and Chinese American, have infused their new sci-fi films with insightful political critique. Rivera’s Sleep Dealer and Phang’s Half-Life, which both had successful world premieres at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, offer fresh coming-of-age stories featuring surprisingly uncommon heroes—an amateur hacking migrant worker and a working-class Hapa tween."
Sleep Dealer is expected in theaters this fall. I'll post information on upcoming screening times for Half-Life as they become available.
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