Some stories are too powerful to be hidden in history books. Sarah’s Oil, premiering in theaters nationwide on November 7, 2025, brings to the big screen the extraordinary true story of Sarah Rector, a young African American girl whose faith and determination changed her life—and the course of American history. A Child of Faith, A Land of Promise Born in 1902 in Indian Territory (modern-day Oklahoma), Sarah Rector was the daughter of Creek Freedmen, descendants of enslaved pe