Clarksdale Mississippi Residents Petition for a Screening of Sinners

Director Ryan Coogler's new movie Sinners has ruled the box office for the past two weeks since it's debut [click here if you missed that]. 

Now residents of Clarksdale, MS, where the film is set, have started a petition to have Coogler visit and host a screening because they don't have a theater in Clarksdale...

From Action Network  

Dear Mr. Coogler, Mr. Jordan, and the extraordinary Sinners Cast and Crew,

We write to you from Clarksdale, Mississippi, the place where your story found its roots, and where its spirit still runs deep in our music, our memory, and our everyday lives.

An intergenerational group of organizations, creatives, entrepreneurs, farmers, and community leaders has come together, being so moved by the bold, imaginative world you brought to life in Sinners.

While Sinners is, of course, a supernatural adventure, complete with vampires and all the terror, it’s clear you did your homework. The love you have for Southern folk, Mississippians and Clarksdale came to life through your commitment to writing us right. Getting to know us and sharing that love through your work on this film.

Beneath the horror and fantasy, your film captures the soul of this place: our history, our struggles, our genius, our joy, our community.

We know that Sinners was born from a deeply personal place, inspired by your uncle, a Mississippi native, who often played blues music and told you stories about Mississippi. That connection, and all the deep research shines through. It’s why the film doesn’t just entertain; it feels lived-in, loved, and wrestled with.

We are extending an open invitation to you, the cast, and the creative team behind Sinners to visit Clarksdale, to walk the streets your vision reimagined, to meet the people whose real stories echo through every frame, and to experience firsthand the living, breathing legacy that inspired your work and the people who are sustaining and reimagining its future,

We would also be honored to collaborate with you to host a public screening and celebration here in Clarksdale. A homecoming not just for the film, but for the history, culture, and future that continue to define our city and to connect Mississippi creatives with you and your work.

Just as your uncle’s Blues Music and making this film lit a fire in you, we believe a visit to Clarksdale from you could light an even bigger one for the next generation.

We are ready. We are waiting. And we would be proud to welcome you back to where it all began.

With respect, admiration, and hope,