Opening reception for the Children of Cuarón: Speculative Fiction Through Cinematic Futures Conference.  A collection of filmmakers, creative writers, and scholars convene to explore how speculative fiction in literature and film makes possible meaningful discussion about climate change, human displacement, and social conflict in our world today, and in the future.

SLEEP DEALER
Thu, Feb 20, 7 p.m. (reception at 6 p.m.)
Lowe Auditorium, VAC

Alex Rivera's near-future dystopian sci-fi film from 2008 follows a Mexican gig worker wired into a cybernetwork to complete virtual work in the US.