[pr-x] LEFT FILM NIGHT - Sunday, June 23, "SORRY TO BOTHER YOU"

[Kimball Cariou]

/*LEFT FILM NIGHT */
*"SORRY TO BOTHER YOU"*
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*/*Sunday, June 23, 2019, 7 pm*
Centre for Socialist Education, on Unceded Coast Salish Territories
706 Clark Drive, Vancouver (corner of Clark & E. Georgia)/ *
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(105 minutes, 2018, dir. Boots Riley)
Left Film Night fans will be pleased to hear that the CSE is finally 
upgrading to a new projector!

We decided to screen something completely different for this month's 
Left Film Night. In his first feature film, rapper/producer Boots Riley 
presents an alternate reality of present-day Oakland, Calif.,  where 
telemarketer Cassius Green finds himself in a macabre universe after he 
discovers a magical key that leads to material glory. As Green's career 
begins to take off, his friends and co-workers organize a protest 
against corporate oppression. Cassius soon falls under the spell of 
Steve Lift, a cocaine-snorting CEO who offers him a salary beyond his 
wildest dreams.

One reviewer writes, "/Sorry to Bother You/ is equal parts dystopian 
sci-fi and uproarious comedy, with a sharp message about the state of 
race, labor and capitalism in modern America. Riley pulls together these 
seemingly disparate threads for a movie that's smart, stylish and wholly 
enjoyable. In his directorial debut, Riley demonstrates a unique eye 
that brings a great deal of freshness to the film, ensuring the director 
has now established a name for himself in the realm of auteur 
filmmaking. And, along with cinematographer Doug Emmett, /Sorry to 
Bother You/ features a richness of color that brings the world of Cash, 
especially the numerous background elements marking the film as a 
dystopian alternate-present, to life with a great deal of vibrancy, all 
while finding beauty in the everyday."

*(Fair warning: This film was **rated R for pervasive language, some 
strong sexual content, graphic nudity, and drug use.**Don't say we 
didn't tell you in advance!)*

Left Film Nights are presented by the Centre for Socialist Education, 
Young Communist League, and the Vancouver East Club of the Communist 
Party of Canada.

For info, call 604-255-2041, email <pvoice at telus.net>


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