Ashes Never Rest
The Dead Don't Sleep, When The Pain Still Breathes.
In a community haunted by domestic strife and inter-community violence, a young Black man finds himself stalked by a sinister Apparition—an embodiment of generational trauma and suppressed identity. Battling to preserve his true sense of self against the crushing weight of societal expectations, he’s drawn into a spiraling psychological struggle where reality and nightmare blur. The film confronts the mental health toll of normalized violence and forces a reckoning with the unseen scars passed from one generation to the next.
Directed by Dashawn DeBose · Written by Dashawn DeBose
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Cast
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Frankie Midnight Khalid - Kaison McKnight Young Khalid
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Tiffany Hayes Leila - Jeff Martin Jr Apparition
- Carina Morris Marie
- Sunday Sabbath Nana 'Ms. Rose'
- Ja'coby Clifton Blue
- Ny'el Simmons DJ
- Terrell Joseph Derrell
- Michael Crosbie Tooley
- Victoria Pousada Nurse Vicki
- Edward Trader Double / Extra
Make it a double feature
2h 53m together
Ashes Never Rest
The Silence of the Lambs
A close match in mood and era.
