The School of Cinematic Arts invites USC Students of ALL YEARS & MAJORS
to Register for the Fall 2026 Semester Course:

CTCS-465
SINNERS: ART & INDUSTRY

Taught by SCA Professor JD Connor

JOIN US FOR LIVE IN-PERSON CONVERSATIONS WITH:

Academy Award-Winning Writer/Director/Producer Ryan Coogler
Academy Award-Nominated Producers Sev Ohanian & Zinzi Coogler
Academy Award-Winning Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter
Academy Award-Winning Composer Ludwig Göransson
Academy Award-Nominated Editor Michael P. Shawver
Academy Award-Nominated Casting Director Francine Maisler
Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, Co-Chairs and CEOs of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group
+ MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!!!

Wednesday nights from 7:00 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.

All USC Students are eligible to enroll.
NO D-CLEARANCE NEEDED. 2 UNITS.

How did Sinners happen? What is its significance—as a blockbuster, a vampire movie, a musical, a chronicle of race and culture in the US over time? What can it tell us about motion picture production today? What can it tell us about culture as such? To get at these questions, this colloquium will center on interviews with both craftspeople and studio executives—many USC alums; readings in creative industry discourse, genre, and racial history; and screenings of crucial films that influenced the project or that might provide context.

Screenings may include: From Dusk Till Dawn, Near Dark, The Housemaid, Sounder, Fruitvale Station, The Thing, and The Faculty.

Find CTCS-465 on the USC Schedule of Classes:
https://classes.usc.edu/term/20263/catalogue/school/CNMA/program/CTCS

Contact Information

Name: JD Connor
Email: jconnor@cinema.usc.edu