Ashes Never Rest
“The Dead Don't Sleep, When The Pain Still Breathes.”
Synopsis
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.
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Edited by Eric St MartinShot by Nicholas SpratlinScored by Tamara Myles
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14 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Frankie Midnight
as Khalid
Victoria Pousada Kreindler
as Nurse Vicki
Tiffany Juarez
as Leila
Carina Morris
as Marie
Andrew Rodriguez Jr
as Ghoulish Homeless
Maher Aghnim
as Grocery Shopper
Ny El Simmons
as DJ (Derrell Jr)
Jeff Martin Jr
as The Apparition
Marie Alcineus
as Grocery Shopper
Sunday Sabbath
as Nana (Ms. Rose)
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