Zinzi Coogler

Zinzi Coogler is an American producer She produced Judas and the Black Messiah 2021 Creed III 2023 and Sinners 2025 She cofounded Proximity Media in 2021 with her husband filmmaker Ryan Coogler and producer Sev Ohanian She met Coogler as a teenager and the couple began dating during their undergraduate years later marrying in May 2016 Their longstanding personal partnership grew into a professional collaboration with Zinzi supporting early creative efforts and later assuming formal producing roles on projects Early in Ryan Cooglers career she supported his ambitions by helping him acquire industry tools such as screenwriting software while he was a student Through Proximity Media Zinzi Coogler has helped shepherd projects that blend cultural impact with mainstream appeal The companys production slate includes the six Academy Awardnominated Judas and the Black Messiah 2021 and the hybrid genre film Sinners 2025 In addition to her producing work she is also an American Sign Language interpreter She was a nominee at the 2026 Independent Spirit Awards in the category Best New NonScripted or Documentary Series for Hurricane Katrina Race Against Time 2025 sharing the nomination with collaborators Jonathan Chinn Simon Chinn Ryan Coogler Myles Estey Ted Skillman Sev Ohanian Peter Nicks Kalia King Carolyn Payne Sean David Johnson and Kelli Buchanan