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Aleshea Harris’ “Is God Is” Leans Into Revenge and Rage

The upcoming American thriller will premiere on May 15, 2026.

May 18, 2026

10:58 am

Is God Is, based on Aleshea Harris 2018 play stars Kara Young and Mallori Johnson as Racine and Anaia, two sisters tasked by their mother to take revenge on their abusive father.
Is God Is, based on Aleshea Harris 2018 play stars Kara Young and Mallori Johnson as Racine and Anaia, two sisters tasked by their mother to take revenge on their abusive father.

Is God Is, an upcoming American thriller written and directed by Aleshea Harris will theatrically premiere on May 15, exploring the revenge and rage of two black women.

 

Kara Young and Mallori Johnson portray Racine and Anaia, twin sisters on an epic quest for revenge. Racine is the rough one while Anaia is the quiet one. Both sisters have disfiguring burn scars caused by their abusive father.

 

Actresses Kara Young and Mallori Johnson in Is God Is deliver a sisterly bond on a revenge quest that pushes them to confront a complex family history.

When their ought to be dead bedridden mother orders them to kill their father, this forces them to face a complex family history as they must choose between revenge or mercy.

 

Other cast members in Is God Is include Xavier Nealy-Davis, Sterling K. Brown, Vivica A. Fox, Mykelti Williamson, Erika Alexander, Janelle Monae, Xavier Mills, Josiah Cross, Justen Ross and Rhoda Johnson.

 

Is God Is is based on Harris’s 2018 play of the same title with themes of revenge, rage and redemption. Distributed by Amazon MGM Studios, Riva Marker, Janicza Bravo, Tessa Thompson and Kishori Rajan are producers.

 

Is God Is will be theatrically released under Orion Pictures on May 15.

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