dir. Boots Riley, 2018, 1h 52m.

In an alternate reality of present-day Oakland, CA, telemarketer Cassius Green finds himself in a macabre universe after he discovers a magical key that leads to material glory. As Green's career begins to take off, his friends and co-workers organize a protest against corporate oppression. Cassius soon falls under the spell of Steve Lift, a cocaine-snorting CEO who offers him a salary beyond his wildest dreams.

Film to be followed by an informal post-screening discussion with Temple Professor Kartik Nair and Penn English Ph.D. Candidate JS Wu.

Cosponsored by Cinema & Media Studies Program, Sachs Program for Arts Innovation, Annenberg School for Communication, Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, Wolf Humanities Center, Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing, Annenberg Media Activism Research Collective, Department of History of Art, Deptartment of English, Provost Campaign for Community, Drexel Women’s and Gender Studies, Temple Film Media Arts. Sponsored by Evil Twin Booking Agency.