All the World Is Sleeping

All the World Is Sleeping is a 2023 film written and directed by Ryan Lacen in his solo feature film debut, and starring Melissa Barrera, Jackie Cruz and Jorge Garcia. The film was distributed by Gravitas Ventures.

All the World Is Sleeping
Directed byRyan Lacen
Screenplay byRyan Lacen
Produced by
  • Anthony Baldino
  • Sonja Mereu
  • Ian Simon
  • Charlene Bencomo
  • Denicia Cadena
  • Micaela Lara Cadena
  • Esperanza Dodge
  • Tannia Esparza
  • Carly Hicks
  • Patricia Marez
  • Myra Salazar
  • Jade Sanchez
  • Kat Sanchez
  • Kayleigh Smith
  • Malissa Trujillo
  • Doralee Urban
Starring
CinematographyMichael Garcia
Edited byEric Seo
Music byEmily Greene [1]
Production
company
Normal
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

In New Mexico a young woman resolved not to make the same mistakes as her parents but addiction issues threatens her life with her own daughter.[2]

Cast

Production

Written and directed by Ryan Lacen, the project was produced by Anthony Baldino, Charlene Bencomo, Denicia Cadena, Micaela Lara Cadena, Esperanza Dodge, Tannia Esparza, Carly Hicks, Patricia Marez, Sonja Mereu, Myra Salazar, Jade Sanchez, Kat Sanchez, Ian Simon, Kayleigh Smith, Malissa Trujillo, and Doralee Urban. Lacen told Deadline Hollywood that “a unique collaboration with the non-profit Bold Futures” meant that the project “is not only based on the lived experiences of seven women with a history of addiction, it was made by them”. He added “As a director, whose own family has been affected by addiction, my intention was to create a film that felt truthful”.[3] Barrera plays a composite character based on the experiences of Bold Futures (formerly known as Young Women United), which is a New Mexico-based reproductive justice nonprofit organisation.[4]

Release

The film was shown at the New York Latino Film Festival on September 16, 2021.[5] The film became available to steam on-demand, and had a limited cinema release in the United States, on March 17, 2023.[6]

Reception

Micheal Talbot-Haynes in Film Threat described the film as a “genuine ethnographic study in the oral tradition as much as a dramatic feature” and that it is “one of the most honest and harrowing studies of addiction since ‘Requiem for a Dream.’”[7]

References
  1. "All the World is Sleeping (2023) - IMDb". IMDb.
  2. Massoto, Erick (February 8, 2023). "Melissa Barrera Is a Mother Struggling With Addiction in 'All The World Is Sleeping' Trailer". Collider. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. Grobar, Matt (January 25, 2023). "Gravitas Ventures Takes North America On Addiction Drama 'All The World Is Sleeping' Starring 'Scream VI's Melissa Barrera". Deadline. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  4. O'Sullivan, Michael; McCormack, Olivia (March 16, 2023). "New movies to stream this week: 'Navalny,' 'Boston Strangler' and more". Washington Post. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  5. "All The World Is Sleeping". nylatinofilmfestival.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  6. Booth, Ned (February 9, 2023). "'All The World Is Sleeping' Trailer: Melissa Barrera Stars A Young Mother Battling Addiction On March 17". The Playlist. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  7. Talbot-Haynes, Michael (October 1, 2021). "ALL THE WORLD IS SLEEPING". Filmthreat.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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