Menu

Post image 1
Post image 2
1 / 2
0

‘Is God Is’ Star Kara Young Understands the Assignment

Complex·Khal·17 days ago
#QvALz41F
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

For those in the know, Is God Is has been one of the most highly-anticipated films to hit theaters this year. The film follows twin sisters, Racine (the Rough One, played by Kara Young) and Anaia (the Quiet One, played by Mallori Johnson), who receive an unexpected letter from the mother they never knew, asking them to do one thing: kill their father. This letter serves as the catalyst for what becomes one bloody, emotional road trip. It’s the feature-film directorial debut for Aleshea Harris, who wrote the play Is God Is , which the film is based on, and which won the American Playwriting Foundation's Relentless Award in 2016. That just so happens to be the same year that Kara Young’s acting career started to move. Young has made noise on and off Broadway, winning two Tony Awards (in 2024 and 2025) and becoming the first Black actress to receive Tony nominations in four consecutive years (she was also nominated in 2022 and 2023).…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.

Read More