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BLUES PEOPLE HOW THE 'SINNERS' POST TEAM OVERCAME SOME DEVILISH CREATIVE DILEMMAS P H OT O : WA R N E R B R OT H E R S SHUFFLE GROOVE: Director Ryan Coogler (with director of photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw) on the set of "Sinners". 26 C I N E M O N T A G E F E A T U R E By Kristin Marguerite Doidge "You keep dancing with the devil, one day he's gonna follow you home." T h a t ' s t h e h a u n t i n g p r e m i s e o f "Sinners," the 1930s blues-infused, super- natural genre-bending film written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler ("Black Panther" and "Creed"), starring Michael B. Jordan as twin brothers who return to their Mississip- pi hometown seeking a fresh start, only to discover a darker evil awaiting their arrival. The film explores themes of trauma, race relations, and the healing power of music. Featured in the cast are Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Con- nell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, and Delroy Lindo. "Sinners" was designed with IMAX in mind and shot by cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw on proprietar y IMAX 15/65mm cameras. CineMontage recently caught up with the post team, including picture editor Michael P. Shawver, visual effects supervisor Michael Ralla and visual effects producer James Alexander, as well as supervising sound editor Benny Burtt, sound designer/re-recording mixer Steve Boeddeker and re-recording mixer Bran- don Proctor, supervising ADR editor and supervising dialogue editor David V. Butler, production sound mixer Chris Welcker, and music editor Felipe Pacheco.