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Sorry to Bother You
30 May @ 3.00pm to 5.35pm
About Sorry to Bother You
In an alternate version of Oakland, California, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers an unexpected key to professional success that rapidly transforms his life. Boots Riley’s inventive dark comedy blends surreal satire with sharp commentary on race, capitalism, and ambition.
Screened as part of Black Horror in “Post-Racial” America: Fear on Film After Obama through Trump 2.0, the film sits within a wider programme exploring contemporary Black horror cinema and its power to confront histories of racism, violence, and inequality.
The series includes landmark titles such as Get Out, Us, Candyman, and Sinners, examining how the genre disrupts dominant narratives and reimagines America’s relationship with race, class, and identity.
Presented by Schwarzman Centre in partnership with Ultimate Picture Palace.
Curated by Dr Christy Wensley, Faculty of English, whose work is supported by a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship.
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Running time:
2 hours 35 minutes
Age rating:
15+
Language:
English
Location:
Cinema
Content warnings:
Discrimination, language, sex, sexual violence, threat and horror, violence.
About Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities is a major new cultural and academic landmark for the University of Oxford, bringing together seven humanities faculties with performance, exhibition, and public engagement spaces under one roof. Located in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, it is designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration while opening the humanities to a wider public through events, performances, and year-round programming.
At its heart are world-class venues including a concert hall, theatre, cinema, recital spaces, and galleries, supported by flexible teaching and meeting facilities. A central atrium acts as a social hub, blending academic life with informal gathering spaces, cafés, and exhibitions. More than a university facility, the Centre functions as a civic cultural destination, connecting scholarship with creative practice and strengthening Oxford’s wider cultural life.
