This week, FPS invites American-Peruvian filmmaker Alex Rivera to screen his feature film debut, Sleep Dealer - a bold and imaginative sci-fi thriller set in Mexico in the near future. Plus John Sayles, the first ever filmmaker to receive a so-called "genius grant" from the prestigious MacArthur Foundation, Israeli director Eran Riklis and Palestinian actors Hiam Abbass and Ali Suliman and Natasha Arthy's film about a young Turkish girl torn between her conservative Muslim family and her love of kung fu. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: aljazeera fabulous picture show amanda palmer film review sleep dealer alex rivera sci-fi john sayles eran riklis Added: May 10, 2008
