The read
It runs a compact 54m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
TMDB10/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Dashawn DeBoseDirector
- Dashawn DeBoseWriter
Cast
- Frankie MidnightKhalid
- Kaison McKnightYoung Khalid
- Tiffany HayesLeila
- Jeff Martin JrApparition
- Carina MorrisMarie
- Sunday SabbathNana 'Ms. Rose'
- Ja'coby CliftonBlue
- Ny'el SimmonsDJ
- Terrell JosephDerrell
- Michael CrosbieTooley
- Victoria PousadaNurse Vicki
- Edward TraderDouble / Extra
Themes
psychological horrornormalising violence