Boots Riley on the Creative Process Behind SORRY TO BOTHER YOU

Charles D. King is Founder & CEO of MACRO, a leading media brand representing the voice and perspectives of people of color. King is a visionary leader, long recognized for his keen eye for talent, strategic deal-making and his long-horizon thinking. As CEO of MACRO, King oversees the company’s focus on creating, developing, producing and financing film, television, digital content, tech companies and brands driven by people of color that encompass universal themes to which all people can connect and relate. MACRO has emerged as an innovative and progressive company set on changing the way business is done. Some of the projects include Fences, which starred Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, Mudbound directed by Dee Rees, Roman J. Israel, Esq. starring Washington and Sorry to Bother You directed by Boots Riley. Since the company’s inception in 2015, MACRO’s projects have received nine Oscar nominations.

Activist, filmmaker, and musician, Boots Riley studied film at San Francisco State University before rising to prominence as the frontman of hip-hop groups The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. His debut feature film SORRY TO BOTHER YOU premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, was acquired by Annapurna Pictures, and was released to resounding box office success and widespread critical acclaim.

Fervently dedicated to social change, Boots was deeply involved with the Occupy Oakland movement and was one of the leaders of the activist group The Young Comrades. His book of lyrics and anecdotes, Tell Homeland Security-We Are The Bomb, is out on Haymarket Press.

He is the recipient of the Independent Spirit Awards for Best Feature Film, and SFFILM's Kanbar Award. His most recent work, I'M A VIRGO, is available on Amazon and was nominated for a Gotham Award and 4 Independent Spirit Awards. He is currently working on his next feature film I LOVE BOOSTERS.