Sarah's Oil

Sarah's Oil is an upcoming American biographical drama film regarding Sarah Rector, being directed, co-produced, and co-written by Cyrus Nowrasteh. It is based on the 2014 book Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America by Tonya Bolden. It stars Zachary Levi, Naya Desir-Johnson, Sonequa Martin-Green, Garret Dillahunt, Bridget Regan, Kenric Green, Adyan Copes, Stelio Savante, and Mel Rodriguez.

Sarah's Oil
Directed by	Cyrus Nowrasteh
Screenplay by	Cyrus Nowrasteh Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh
Based on	Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America by Tonya Bolden
Produced by	John Shepherd Cyrus Nowrasteh Derrick Williams Kevin Downes Daryl Lefever Erwin brothers Zachary Levi
Starring	Zachary Levi Naya Desir-Johnson Sonequa Martin-Green Garret Dillahunt Bridget Regan Kenric Green Adyan Copes Stelio Savante Mel Rodriguez
Music by	Kathryn Bostic
Production companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Kingdom Story Company The Wonder Project Wyldwood Productions Why Not You Productions
Distributed by	Amazon MGM Studios
Release date	December 25, 2025 (2025-12-25)
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Zachary Levi as Bert Smith
• Naya Desir-Johnson
• Sonequa Martin-Green
• Garret Dillahunt
• Bridget Regan as Kate Barnard
• Kenric Green as Joe Rector
• Adyan Copes
• Stelio Savante
• Mel Rodriguez as Mace
• Marco Fuller as Jimsye

Production

In July 2024, principal photography was underway in Oklahoma for Sarah's Oil, which was directed, co-produced, and co-written by Cyrus Nowrasteh with Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh.^[1] In August, filming had wrapped, when Zachary Levi, Naya Desir-Johnson, Sonequa Martin-Green, Garret Dillahunt, Bridget Regan, Kenric Green, Adyan Copes, Stelio Savante, and Mel Rodriguez were revealed to have joined the cast.^[2][3]

The film was shot primarily in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.^[4]

Release

Sarah's Oil is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 25, 2025.^[2]