Ashes and Embers

Not to be confused with Embers and Ashes, Ashes to Embers, Ashes of Embers, or Embers in Ashes.

Ashes and Embers is a 1982 American drama film directed by Haile Gerima and starring John Anderson.

Ashes and Embers
Directed by	Haile Gerima
Starring	See below
Release date	1982 (1982)
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Ashes and Embers is a two-hour film about the travails of black urban life. It is the story of a moody and disillusioned black veteran of the Vietnam War.^[1]

Cast

• John Anderson as Ned Charles
• Evelyn A. Blackwell as Grandma
• Norman Blalock as Jim
• Kathy Flewellen as Liza Jane
• Uwezo Flewellen as Kimathi
• Barry Wiggins as Randolph

Fellow filmmakers Billy Woodberry and Bernard Nicolas make brief cameo appearances in the film.

Awards and honors

In 1983, director Haile Gerima won the FIPRESCI Prize for Forum of New Cinema at the Berlin International Film Festival for Ashes and Embers.