Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You delivers radical Black surrealist cinema

Boots Riley's debut feature Sorry to Bother You, released July 6, 2018, blended surrealist comedy with sharp critiques of capitalism, labor, and racial code-switching to wide critical acclaim. A musician and activist turned filmmaker, Riley created one of the most politically radical American studio films in years. The film's concept of the 'white voice' became a widely cited cultural reference for discussions of code-switching and racial assimilation.