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Raymond Lawrence " Boots " Riley (born April 1, 1971) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, rapper, and communist activist. [1] [2] He is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club.
Boots Riley was born on 1 April 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Sorry to Bother You (2018), I'm a Virgo (2023) and The Losers (2010).
Jul 20, 2018 · 'Sorry to Bother You' writer and director Boots Riley talks about art as activism and how his dystopian fantasy of a movie is actually about optimism.
Jun 23, 2023 · NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer, director, activist and hip-hop artist Boots Riley about his career and his new Prime Video series, I'm A Virgo.
Jun 22, 2023 · Where his 2018 cult film Sorry to Bother You swerved into the funk and fuss of late-stage capitalism, manipulating the gonzo curiosity of science fiction to make a decidedly Black satire about ...
Jun 19, 2023 · The giant teenager in Boots Riley’s new series, “I’m a Virgo” is among television’s boldest moves in a while.
Jan 4, 2024 · Filmmaker Boots Riley has a knack for being in the middle of major events– local, national or worldwide. Hell, he’s even tapped into the future. As we begin a new year, who better to talk to? In 2023 Boots Riley released I’m a Virgo, a seven-part television miniseries centered on the tale of a 13-foot tall Black man from Oakland. The main ...
Jun 23, 2023 · Boots Riley Radically Rethinks the Superhero. The Bay Area rapper and activist turned filmmaker brings his singular vision to prestige TV with the new series I’m a Virgo. By Eric Sullivan...
Boots Riley was born on April 1, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Sorry to Bother You (2018), I'm a Virgo (2023) and The Losers (2010).
Mar 24, 2020 · We revisit our conversation with the writer-director and rapper Boots Riley. He's a founding member of the legendary hip hop group The Coup.
