Sorry to Bother You
Destiny is calling.
FantasyScience FictionComedyslaverysatiresurrealismoakland, californiapovertytelemarketertelemarketinghuman animal hybridcorporate conspiracycomplexrace relationsmodern slavery
A surreal, high-energy satire that uses absurdist body horror and corporate grotesquerie to interrogate race, labor, and complicity in modern capitalism.
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
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