Mississippi town at heart of Sinners refused to be left out of the movie’s success [Video]

The Mississippi town of Clarksdale is, in many ways, the heart and soul of the movie Sinners. 

But, until this week, its residents had no way to benefit from the film’s massive success at the box office. In fact, many of them couldn’t even see it, because the town doesn’t have a movie theatre. 

That all changed when community members joined forces to organize a local screening of the film, featuring filmmaker Ryan Coogler and other members of the cast and crew.

“We had people from all over the world that came into Clarksdale to experience our culture,” business owner Dave Houston, who helped organize the event, told As It Happens host Nil Kӧksal. 

“It was a great thing for our city.”

‘The birthplace of blues’

Sinners, a blues-infused vampire horror starring Michael B. Jordan and set in Jim Crow-era Mississippi, has grossed $339 million US at the box office so far. 

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