I've been excitedly waiting for everyone to finally see the short film Janelle Monae made to accompany her new album, Dirty Computer. At last, it has premiered on BET and MTV. Today, for Rolling Stone, I break down the film's many sci-fi tropes, while explaining how Monae uses the genre's conventions to tell a very personal story about liberation and self-realization. Had a lot of fun with this; you can read it right here.
