Boots Riley

Known for DirectingBorn 1971-04-01 (age 55)Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

I'm a Virgo

Sorry to Bother You

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

Fremont

99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film

The Daily Show

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture

Rope a Dope 2

Hollywood Black

I'm Charlie Walker

I Love Boosters

The Last Critic

When I See Them, I See Us

In Prison My Whole Life

The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever

Aliens in Eritea

Mr. Burns