ACT Film Club: Sorry to Bother You
Film
Event date
Wednesday 3 December 2025, 7.30pm
Location
In-person only
Holbeck Cinema (TFTV/116), School of Arts and Creative Technologies East, Campus East, University of York (Map)
Holbeck Cinema (TFTV/116), School of Arts and Creative Technologies East, Campus East, University of York (Map)
Audience
Open to staff, students
Admission
Free admission, booking not required
Event details
Week 10 – 3rd December
Sorry to Bother You
Dir. Boots Riley, 2018, USA, 1 hr & 52 mins Cast: LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler
Sorry to Bother You is a bold, surreal satire that blends absurdist comedy with sharp political commentary. Set in an alternate-reality Oakland, it follows a struggling telemarketer who discovers a strange key to professional success, launching him into a bizarre and disturbing corporate world. Visually inventive and wildly unpredictable, the film tackles themes of race, capitalism and exploitation with biting humour and originality. Both entertaining and provocative, Sorry to Bother You is a strikingly unique vision that defies expectation.
Venue details
Wheelchair accessible