Film: "Sorry to Bother You"
Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson and Armie Hammer star in this dystopian satire that keeps topping its own craziness.
“It’s an absurdist dark comedy with magical realism and science fiction, inspired by the world of telemarketing.” —director Boots Riley
This deliriously inventive debut from musician-turned-filmmaker Boots Riley takes audiences to an alternate-present day Oakland for a wild dystopian satire, like Get Out for the labor movement. “Use your white voice.” With that simple piece of advice, stuck-on-the-bottom-rung telemarketer Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield) goes from living in his uncle’s garage to rocketing up the corporate ladder as the company’s newest rising star “power caller.” But just what is he selling?
Abetted by game performances from Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Danny Glover and Armie Hammer as a crazed capitalist super-villain, Riley blends anti-capitalist rage and sci-fi for a brilliant anarcho-comedy that keeps topping its own craziness.
D: Boots Riley, US, 2018, 1h45m
Programmed in conjunction with the Black Theater Summit.
