Community leaders in a northwestern Mississippi city where Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" is based are petitioning for a public screening despite not having an operating movie theater. The horror box ...

It’s a small part in a big movie, but for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, their scene in "Sinners" is a huge deal. The horror movie blockbuster, starring Michael B. Jordan as a gangster ...

Rapper Waka Flocka Flame is 39. The Clarksdale Civic Auditorium was packed full of people for a special screening of Sinners in Clarksdale, Mississippi on Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie ...

Ryan Coogler's film "Sinners" features actual Mississippi Choctaws, uses accurate Choctaw language and culture, and has become a cinema event after its release.

It’s a small part in a big movie, but for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, their scene in “Sinners” is a huge deal. The horror movie blockbuster, starring Michael B. Jordan as a ...

Director Ryan Coogler sits with a panel for a Q-and-A after a screening of Sinners in Clarksdale, Mississippi on Thursday, May 29, 2025.

Updated: Jun 6, 2025 / 12:04 AM EDT CHOCTAW, Miss. (AP) — It’s a small part in a big movie, but for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, their scene in “Sinners” is a huge deal.

Clarksdale, Miss. (AP) — Hundreds of people packed inside a local auditorium Thursday to see the hit film “ Sinners,” set in their community and steeped in Mississippi Delta culture.

The Chahta Immi Cultural Center displays artifacts characters wore in the movie "Sinners" on Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Choctaw, Miss. (Jay Wesley via AP) (Jay Wesley) CHOCTAW, Miss. – It’s a ...