
Ashes Never Rest
2025-10-31 · 54 min · ★ 10.0
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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- Directors
- Dashawn DeBose
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- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1
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Frankie MidnightKhalid
Tiffany HayesLeila
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