title: Sinners Gives Hoodoo Its Due
author: Imaginary Worlds
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publication: Imaginary Worlds
published: 2026-02-11T20:01:00
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Episode Date: February 11, 2026
Sinners got a historic 16 Academy Award nominations, which was remarkable for a film with vampires. But the film is also a rich exploration of race, religion, culture and music in 1930s Mississippi. P
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rofessor Yvonne Chireau played a key role behind the scenes. She’s an expert on the spiritual tradition of hoodoo. Since hoodoo and voodoo have long been reduced to horror tropes, she was brought on as a consultant. She also worked with actress Wunmi Mosaku, who earned an Academy Award nomination for playing the character Annie, a conjure practitioner in the story. I also talk with Professor Kinitra Brooks, who is writing a book on conjure women. She explains why Annie’s wisdom, bravery and romance felt validating for her – partly because Kinitra’s great-grandmother was a conjure woman.
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