Sorry to Bother You is a 2018 science fiction dark comedy film written and directed by Boots Riley, in his directorial debut. It stars LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, and Armie Hammer. The film follows a young black telemarketer who adopts a white accent to succeed at his job. Swept into a corporate conspiracy, he must choose between profit or joining his activist friends to organize labor.
Riley speaks at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day rally in Emeryville, California, January 2016.
Riley presenting the film with cast members Terry Crews, Jermaine Fowler, and Michael Sommers
Raymond Lawrence "Boots" Riley is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, rapper, and radical socialist activist. He is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. He made his feature-film directorial debut with Sorry to Bother You, which he also wrote.
Riley in 2010
Riley performing in 2007
Riley speaking at a rally for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 2017