Directing
Boots Riley
1971 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
14 films
Bio
Raymond Lawrence 'Boots' Riley (born April 1, 1971) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, rapper, and communist activist. He is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. He made his feature-film directorial debut with Sorry to Bother You (released July 2018), which he also wrote. In 2023, the streaming series I'm a Virgo premiered on Prime Video, which Riley wrote and directed.
Filmography
I Love Boosters
Writer
Sorry to Bother You
Director
I'm Charlie Walker
Bartender Ray
Fremont
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Last Critic
When I See Them, I See Us
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
Self
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Himself
In Prison My Whole Life
Self
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
Mr. Burns
Director
Rope a Dope 2
Mayor