Ashes Never Rest

Overview

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.

Cast

Frankie Midnight

Khalid

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Kaison McKnight

Young Khalid

Tiffany Hayes

Leila

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Jeff Martin Jr

Apparition

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Carina Morris

Marie

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Sunday Sabbath

Nana 'Ms. Rose'

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Ja'coby Clifton

Blue

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Ny'el Simmons

DJ

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Terrell Joseph

Derrell

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Michael Crosbie

Tooley

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Victoria Pousada

Nurse Vicki

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Edward Trader

Double / Extra