Blood Runs Down

Title: Blood Runs Down

Release date: 2018 Image for the short film Blood Runs Down. Portrait of a Black woman seated in profile, with her hand on the face of a Black girl looking toward the camera in 3/4 profile. There is a red filter over the image.

Country: United States

Rating: NR

Director: Zandashé Brown

Writing credits: Zandashé Brown

Production: Lauren Domino (producer), Idella Johnson (executive producer), Alexis Clark (associate producer), Zandashé Brown (associate producer)

Costume department: Kai Bussant (costume designer)

Music: Sultana Isham (composer)

Run time: 18 minutes

Color: color

Summary: It’s the night before Ana’s fifth birthday and Elize wants to make sure all is in order to give her daughter the best celebration yet. Invitations have been sent, food has been prepared, and Ana’s last braid is finally secured, meaning it’s time to rest before the big day. Consistently weary from the never-ending job of single motherhood with no outlets for her own care, Elize searches for a place for her own peace and vulnerability. But for women like her, vulnerability comes with a price.

When Elize undergoes a frightening transition, Ana must decide between saving her or protecting herself in this haunting account of inheritance, daughterhood, and demons.

Official Selection: 2018 BlackStar Film Festival; 2018 Overlook Film Festival; 2019 Ax Wound Film Festival

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.