Panel Participants:

• Production Designer - Hannah Beachler
  • Oscar-Winner
  • Previous: Fruitvale Station (2013), Creed (2015), Moonlight (2016), Black Panther (2018), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
• Costume Designer - Ruth E. Carter
  • 2x Oscar-Winner
  • Worked with Spike Lee for 25 years
  • Previous: Do the Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992), The Butler (2013), Selma (2014), Black Panther (2018), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
• Editor - Michael P. Shawver
  • Previous: Fruitvale Station (2013), Creed (2015), BlackPanther (2018), A Quiet Place Part II (2020), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

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In this live panel, we will discuss….

• How they recognized Coogler’s talent at the start of his career.
• The challenges of crafting Sinners, from twin Michael B. Jordan’s to the surreal musical montage sequence.
• How they brought Coogler’s vampyric vision to life.
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If you are a working editor, production designer, costume designer, producer, or filmmaker, understanding how this trio thinks about story, character, and art is essential.

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Together, this trio created the fabric of Sinners, both historically grounded in the Mississippi Delta of 1931 and supercharged with the fantastical.

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