{"id":25030,"date":"2023-03-19T20:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T00:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=25030"},"modified":"2023-04-20T07:30:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T11:30:12","slug":"all-the-world-is-sleeping-film-review-by-greggwmorris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/all-the-world-is-sleeping-film-review-by-greggwmorris\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL THE WORLD IS SLEEPING Film Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_25051\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25051\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25051\" src=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2-560x315.jpg 560w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2-260x146.jpg 260w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chama played by Melissa Barrera. Courtesy of Bold Futures<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">NY HBO Latino Film Festival \u2013 Winner of Best Film<br \/>\nLas Cruces International Film Festival \u2013 Winner of Best Film &amp; Grand Jury Prize<br \/>\nLos Angeles Diversity Film Festival \u2013 Winner of Best Editing<br \/>\nSanta Fe Independent Film Festival \u2013 Winner of Best Film<br \/>\nOjai International Film Festival \u2013 Honorable Mention Best Director<br \/>\nSeattle Latino Film Festival \u2013 Honorable Mention Best Film, Best Director<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PYtBGVY5lrk\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This Reviewer&#8217;s Say<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A viscerally gripping, 145-minute drama with scenes of incredible intensity, many searing, about Chama, a single mom in her early 20s, played by Melissa Barrera who is a system-impacted woman, teetering on the edge of an abyss.<\/p>\n<p>Chama epitomizes the real world experiences of women who are literally and figuratively tripped up in the wombs of their addicted, destitute moms before they are even born, that they are destined to repeat their mom&#8217;s failures, crimes and follies no matter how hard they try not to.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the filmmakers&#8217; inimitable cinematic prowess, Chama and the women&#8217;s stories are told with an astonishing verisimilitude yet without audiences being slam-dunked by the harrowing and grim happenstances occurring on the screen because of the cinematic prism created by the filmmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Through that prism, audiences are drawn into a gripping drama that allows them to see, feel, experience and explore the complex human torment caused by trauma, substance abuse and poor parenting in New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>ALL THE WORLD IS SLEEPING has a kaleidoscopic feel because we are exposed to characters&#8217; thoughts, feelings, perceptions, fantasies and dreams. And there are scenes with Chama narrating directly to the audience about what is happening to her.<\/p>\n<p>ALL THE WORLD IS SLEEPING also has the feel of a documentary film, and there are scenes most certainly surrealistic as well as imbued with magic realism.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 Academy Awards still reverberates, causing many of us cinephiles, film connoisseurs and aficionados wondering why can&#8217;t we see more movies like ALL THE WORLD IS SLEEPING celebrated at the ceremonies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25051\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25051\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25051\" src=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2-560x315.jpg 560w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2-260x146.jpg 260w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera_Feathers-2-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chama played by Melissa Barrera \u2013 in one of several dreamlike scenes rife with symbolism. Courtesy of Bold Futures<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Filmmakers&#8217; Say About Their Incredible Movie<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><center><strong>Edited for Style of Course<\/strong><\/center><em><br \/>\nChama is a young woman in her early 20s living in New Mexico, trying to have a life than her mother. Yet, she succumbs to the same cycle of generational addiction and that threatens to harm\u00a0 Chama&#8217;s daughter Nevah played by Adilynn Menendez. Chama deceives herself into believing that she can raise and provide for Nevah.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Chama tries to keep it all together yet she overdoses and that causes her life to spiral out of control. Nevah is taken away from her by the authorities because Chama is ruled an unfit mom. Can she rise to the occasion?\u00a0 Can she deal with her past to fight to have a future? Can she rightfully earn her daughter back?<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"3\" width=\"50%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>In 2017 a reproductive justice based non-profit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldfuturesnm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bold Futures NM,<\/a> gathered 7 system-impacted women with a history of substance use and pregnancy to create an artistic medium that would explore the complexities of trauma, substance use and parenting in New Mexico. Over the course of several months and hours of conversation and community building, the insight derived through this facilitated group process evolved into the foundation of an unlikely feature film highlighting characters with authenticity and heart.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This unique film was created with the aim of pushing back against the stigma faced by pregnant women and people living through addiction. ALL THE WORLD IS SLEEPING sheds light on the realities of addiction and the resources that are so desperately needed for families living in its cycles of addiction.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>ALL THE WORLD IS SLEEPING centers on the complex role of motherhood, addresses generational cycles of addiction and beautifully highlights a community that is rarely represented in films. As a filmmaker whose own life has been scarred by addiction, Director-Producer Ryan Lacen helped bring a unique cinematic lens while shaping these stories to create a film that would feel both singularly raw and universally connected.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25049\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-in-Car.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25049\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25049\" src=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-in-Car.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-in-Car.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-in-Car-300x161.jpg 300w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-in-Car-768x413.jpg 768w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-in-Car-560x301.jpg 560w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-in-Car-260x140.jpg 260w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-in-Car-160x86.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chama played by Melissa Barrera. Courtesy of Bold Futures<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25050\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-and-Adilynn-MenendezNevah.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25050\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25050\" src=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-and-Adilynn-MenendezNevah.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-and-Adilynn-MenendezNevah.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-and-Adilynn-MenendezNevah-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-and-Adilynn-MenendezNevah-768x431.jpg 768w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-and-Adilynn-MenendezNevah-560x314.jpg 560w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-and-Adilynn-MenendezNevah-260x146.jpg 260w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2_ATWIS_Melissa-Barrera-and-Adilynn-MenendezNevah-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chama played by Melissa Barrera; Nevah, her daughter, played by Adilynn Menendez. Courtesy of Bold Futures<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>The film\u2019s main character, Chama, played by the talented actress Melissa Barrera, is an imaginative composite of the seven women that encompasses elements of their bravery and struggles all while exposing the arduous circumstances they have endured. <\/em><em>Barrera, along with co-star Jackie Cruz, worked with the mothers on and off set to authentically capture and represent their truth.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Throughout production and post-production, the seven mothers remained an integral part of guiding the film to completion. This film is an extraordinary collaboration merging the worlds of non-profit grit and movie glamour all while working alongside a community eager to see their story represented on the big screen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"3\" width=\"50%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Created and Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/boldfuturesnm.org\">Bold Futures<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Directed by Ryan Lacen<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Story Created by Jade Sanchez, Doralee Urban, Myra Salazar, Patricia Marez, Carly Hicks, Kayleigh Smith, Malissa Trujillo<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Executive Produced by Micaela Lara Cadena, Charlene Bencomo, Denicia Cadena, Esperanza Dodge, Tannia Esparza<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Co Produced by Kat Sanchez, Naomie Germain<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Produced by Ian Simon P.G.A, Ryan Lacen P.G.A, Sonja Mereu, Anthony Baldino<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4574440\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\">Melissa Barrera<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0349663\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\">Kristen Gutoskie<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2849865\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\">Lisandra Tena<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3287985\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\">Luis Bordonada<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3117320\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\">Jackie Cruz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0306201\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\">Jorge Garcia<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Gregg W. Morris can be reached at gregghc@comcast.net, profgreggwmorris@gmail.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viscerally gripping, 145-minute drama with scenes of incredible intensity, many searing, about Chama, a single mom in her early 20s, played by Melissa Barrera whose character is a system-impacted woman teetering on the edge of an abyss. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Numerous cinema accolades : NY HBO Latino Film Festival \u2013 Winner of Best Film; Las Cruces International Film Festival \u2013 Winner of Best Film &#038; Grand Jury Prize;  Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival \u2013 Winner of Best Editing; Santa Fe Independent Film Festival \u2013 Winner of Best Film; Ojai International Film Festival \u2013 Honorable Mention Best Director; Seattle Latino Film Festival \u2013 Honorable Mention Best Film, Best Director.<\/strong><br \/> Review by Gregg W. 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