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Boots Riley’s ‘Sorry to Bother You’ Is a Cinematic Acid Trip

Chatting with the director about the challenging transition from making music to making his first feature-length film

By Sean Fennessey
Annapurna Pictures

Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey chats with first-time filmmaker and longtime musician Boots Riley about the challenging transition from making music with his group the Coup to making his first feature-length film, the experimental social comedy Sorry to Bother You, on his own.

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