Horse-people and white voices: neoliberalism and race in Sorry to Bother You

The comedy drama Sorry to Bother You, written and directed by Boots Riley (US, 2018), follows the trials and tribulations of Cassius, aka “Cash”, Green (played by Lakeith Stanfield), a new employee at RegalView, a fictional telemarketing firm based in “an alternate reality” version of Oakland, California. Here I consider two of the many sonic and visual devices through which the film develops its social commentary and political critique of contemporary America.