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