{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"103058","title":"ASU film professor part of \u0027Cyberpunk\u0027 exhibit at Academy Museum in LA","body":"Arizona State University filmmaker Alex Rivera sees cyberpunk as a perfect vehicle to represent the Latino experience.Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction that explores the intersection of technology and humanity.\u201cThe idea of virtual reality, the idea of living in a suspended place, can\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-11-15T13:07:01-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/15\/2024-1:07pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU filmmaker Alex Rivera\u2019s cyberpunk film \u201cSleep Dealer\u201d was selected to be part of the new exhibit titled \u201cCyberpunk: Envisioning Possible Futures Through Cinema\u201d at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. 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