Ashes Never Rest

The Dead Don't Sleep, When The Pain Still Breathes.

Ashes Never Rest — Plot

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.

• Runtime
• 54 min
• Genres
• Horror, Drama, Thriller
• Director
• Dashawn DeBose

Ashes Never Rest — 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