Sarah’s Oil is inspired by the remarkable true story of Sarah Rector, an African American girl born in Oklahoma Indian Territory in the early 1900s, who believes there is oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted and whose faith is proven right. As greedy oil sharks close in, Sarah turns to her family, friends, and some Texas wildcatters to maintain control of her oil-rich land, eventually becoming among the nation’s first female African American millionaires—at eleven years old.
SARAH’S OIL
SARAH’S OIL – Trailer, Cast & Entertainment Release Details
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- Updated: December 16, 2025
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(L to R) Naya Desir-Johnson as Sarah Rector and Zachary Levi as Bert Smith in SARAH'S OIL, from Amazon MGM Studios. Photo Credit: Shane Brown © 2025 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.
(L to R) Actor Naya Desir-Johnson, director Cyrus Nowrasteh and actor Kenric Green on the set of SARAH'S OIL, from Amazon MGM Studios. Photo Credit: Shane Brown © 2025 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.
(L to R) Adyan Copes as Junior, Sonequa Martin-Green as Rose Rector, Kenric Green as Joe Rector, and Naya Desir-Johnson as Sarah Rector in SARAH'S OIL, from Amazon MGM Studios. Photo Credit: Shane Brown © 2025 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.
(L to R) Naya Desir-Johnson stars as Sarah Rector in SARAH'S OIL, from Amazon MGM Studios. Photo Credit: Shane Brown © 2025 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.
(L to R) Mel Rodriguez as Mace, Naya Desir-Johnson as Sarah Rector and Zachary Levi as Bert Smith in SARAH'S OIL, from Amazon MGM Studios. Photo Credit: Spencer Click © 2025 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.
(L to R) Zachary Levi as Bert Smith and Naya Desir-Johnson as Sarah Rector in SARAH'S OIL, from Amazon MGM Studios. Photo Credit: Shane Brown © 2025 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Naya Desir-Johnson stars as Sarah Rector in SARAH'S OIL, from Amazon MGM Studios. Photo Credit: Shane Brown © 2025 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Naya Desir-Johnson stars as Sarah Rector in SARAH'S OIL, from Amazon MGM Studios. Photo Credit: Shane Brown © 2025 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Naya Desir-Johnson stars as Sarah Rector in SARAH'S OIL, from Amazon MGM Studios. Photo Credit: Shane Brown © 2025 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.
WHO
Directed by: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Screenplay by: Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh & Cyrus Nowrasteh
Inspired by the book: “Searching for Sarah Rector” by Tonya Bolden
Produced by: John Shepherd, Cyrus Nowrasteh, Kevin Downes, Daryl Lefever, Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin, Zachary Levi, Derrick Williams
Executive Producers: Tony Young, Katelyn Botsch, Robert Scott Fort, Sherry Kang, Russell Wilson, Ciara
Cast: Zachary Levi, Naya Desir-Johnson, Sonequa Martin-Green, Garret Dillahunt, Mel Rodriguez, Kenric Green, Bridget Regan
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG for thematic content, some violence, language including racial slurs, a suggestive reference and brief smoking
