Ashes Never Rest (2025)
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.
Director: Dashawn DeBose
 |
Frankie Midnight as Khalid |
 |
Kaison McKnight as Young Khalid |
 |
Tiffany Hayes as Leila |
|
Jeff Martin Jr as Apparition |
|
Carina Morris as Marie |
|
Sunday Sabbath as Nana 'Ms. Rose' |
|
Ja'coby Clifton as Blue |
|
Ny'el Simmons as DJ |
|
Terrell Joseph as Derrell |
|
Michael Crosbie as Tooley |
|
Victoria Pousada as Nurse Vicki |
|
Edward Trader as Double / Extra |
|
Anthony Quome as Entourage Member / Extra |
|
Andrew Rodriguez Jr as Entourage Member / Extra |
 |
Le'Roy Kester as Entourage Member / Ghoulish Homeless / Extra |
|
Rubin Barks as Entourage Member / Extra |
|
QuinTavius Dames as Entourage Member / Extra |
|
Judith Harding as Store Clerk |
|
Lex Lockett as Store Customer / Extra |
|
Sarah Fields-Kindle as Store Customer / Extra |
|
Hellen Silva as Store Customer / Extra |
| Production | Dashawn DeBose | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Dashawn DeBose | Director |
| Writing | Dashawn DeBose | Writer |
| Camera | Nicholas Spratlin | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Tamara Myles | Music Score Producer |
| Crew | Eric St. Martin | Post Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jalondra Jones | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Jamal Thomas | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Jamel George | Gaffer |
| Sound | Brock Blasingame | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Brock Blasingame | Boom Operator |
| Production | Sierra Morris | Line Producer |
| Directing | Sierra Morris | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Victoria Pousada | Casting Director |
| Crew | Jayd Greene | Makeup Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paris Wims | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hellen Silva | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Cordell Cade | Location Manager |
| Production | Cordell Cade | Production Assistant |
| Production | Sarah Fields-Kindle | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jasmine Tillman | Production Assistant |
| Art | David Pedemonte-Forte | Graphic Designer |
