BAMcinemaFest’s opening night

For his debut film, musician turned filmmaker Boots Riley went surreal and satiric with Sorry to Bother You, about a black telemarketer who uses his “white voice” to rise in the ranks of a company whose dealings turn out to be incredibly shady. It’s “deeply political without feeling overly heavy-handed,” wrote BB contrib Kara Zuaro, who compared its dark twists and turns to Black Mirror. The film kicks off the 10th annual BAMcinemaFest, which is filled wit