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.

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Cast

Frankie Midnight

Khalid

Kaison McKnight

Young Khalid

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