The directorial debut from Aleshea
Harris sees the playwright adapt her award-winning stage play for the big screen. The film centers on twin sisters, Racine (Kara Young) and Anaia (Mallori Johnson), who set out to complete the dying wish of their birth mother (Vivica A. Fox): to avenge her and kill their father, “Man” (Sterling K. Brown).
Together, Moses and Shirley rise to the challenge of scoring a spectacular film that draws on the genres of Southern Gothic and Greek tragedy. The result is 20 raw, transcendent tracks that draw on American blues, rock, and experimental sound to peel back the layers of a visceral saga. From compositions fit for the divine command of their birth mother to homes set ablaze to translating the twins’ telepathic mode of communication into liminal non-lexical vocals, Moses Sumney and Joseph Shirley dexterously arrange a stunning original soundtrack for the mystical thriller.
Track List
- Sins of the Father (Feat. Kara Jackson)
- Don’t Leave Me Be
- Bang! Bang! Bang!
- Man’s Blues
- Bargain
- Twintuition
- The Letter
- Meeting God
- Them Twins Burnin
- Make Your Daddy Dead
- The Mission
- White Teeth
- Ezekiel
- Mirage
- The Good House
- Angie
- His Other Family
- Man
- Somebody Gotta Go Today
About Moses Sumney:
Moses Sumney evades definition as an act of duty: technicolor self-directed videos and monochrome clothes; Art Rock and Black Classical; blowing into Fashion Weeks from a small town in North Carolina; seemingly infinite collaborators, but one staggering voice. Akin to his upbringing between Southern California and Ghana, his work migrates seamlessly through genres and disciplines.
His albums have topped the critics’ lists of the New York Times, NPR, Pitchfork, the Guardian, Rolling Stone, and more; his music videos lauded by SXSW, the UKMVAs, The Webby, and Camerimage awards. Soon enough, the cinematic flair of his videos led him to act in two A24 productions, MAXXXINE and HBO’s The Idol, and later, Public Theatre’s TWELFTH NIGHT alongside a star-studded ensemble. His presence in worlds of music, fashion, and film asserts that the undefinable still exists, and dwelling in it is an act of resistance.
About Joseph Shirley:
Composer Joseph Shirley recently co-scored with Moses Sumney IS GOD IS, directed by Aleshea Harris. Notable credits include Cathy Yan’s THE GALLERIST, which he co-scored with Andrew Orkin and which premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival; Disney+’s The Mandalorian; Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut CREED III; Disney+’s hit series The Book of Boba Fett, created by Jon Favreau; Charles Stone III’s THE UNDERDOGGS; Veronica Rodriguez’s THE SLUMBER PARTY; Jeff Tremaine’s documentary film, JACKASS FOREVER; Amazon Studios’ animated series Fairfax; and more. Joseph was also a music producer and songwriter on DreamWorks Animation’s TROLLS BAND TOGETHER; and has co-written/co-produced the single “It’s All Love” from DreamWorks Animation film TROLLS WORLD TOUR.
