Cinema Quote by Boots Riley

“Going to school in San Francisco, you're not going to meet as many people that are making films as you would if you went to film school in New York or L.A.” quote by Boots Riley — Download Open image

“Going to school in San Francisco, you're not going to meet as many people that are making films as you would if you went to film school in New York or L.A.”

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I think most people would love for us to be a socialist society.

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