Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2015)
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Synopsis
A Spike Lee Joint, DA SWEET BLOOD OF JESUS is a new kind of love story, one that centers on an addiction to blood that once doomed a long forgotten ancient African tribe. When Dr. Hess Green is introduced to a mysteriously cursed artifact by an art curator, Lafayette Hightower, he is uncontrollably drawn into a newfound thirst for blood that overwhelms his soul. He however is not a vampire. Lafayette quickly succumbs to the ravenous nature of the infliction but leaves Hess a transformed man. Soon Lafayette’s wife, Ganja Hightower, comes looking for her husband and becomes involved in a dangerous romance with Hess that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status in our seemingly sophisticated society.
Metrics
| Production Budget: | $1,250,000 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 13th, 2015 (Limited) by Gravitas Ventures |
| Video Release: | January 13th, 2015 by Gravitas Ventures |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 123 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Crowdfunding, Remake |
| Plot point: | LGBTQ+, Prostitution, Suicide Attempt, Vampire |
| Release detail: | Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Romantic Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Fantasy |
| Production/Financing Companies: | 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Supporting
| Zaraah Abrahams | Ganja Hightower | |
| Stephen Tyrone Williams | Dr. Hess Green | |
| Rami Malek | Seneschal | |
| Elvis Nolasco | Lafayette Hightower | |
| Steven Hauck | Dr. Wood | |
| Thomas Jefferson Byrd | Bishop Zee | |
| Joie Lee | Nurse Colquitt | |
| Felicia Pearson | Lucky Mays | |
| Jeni Perillo | Sahara Paysinger | |
| Donna Dixon | Ms. Blair |
Production and Technical Credits
| Spike Lee | Director | |
| Spike Lee | Screenwriter | |
| Bill Gunn | Screenwriter | |
| Bill Gunn | Story Creator | |
| Chiz Schultz | Producer | |
| Spike Lee | Producer | |
| Kay Lee | Production Designer | |
| Randall Wilkins | Editor | |
| Bruce Hornsby | Composer | |
| Daniel Patterson | Director of Photography |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.
Synopsis
A Spike Lee Joint, DA SWEET BLOOD OF JESUS is a new kind of love story, one that centers on an addiction to blood that once doomed a long forgotten ancient African tribe. When Dr. Hess Green is introduced to a mysteriously cursed artifact by an art curator, Lafayette Hightower, he is uncontrollably drawn into a newfound thirst for blood that overwhelms his soul. He however is not a vampire. Lafayette quickly succumbs to the ravenous nature of the infliction but leaves Hess a transformed man. Soon Lafayette’s wife, Ganja Hightower, comes looking for her husband and becomes involved in a dangerous romance with Hess that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status in our seemingly sophisticated society.
Metrics
| Production Budget: | $1,250,000 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 13th, 2015 (Limited) by Gravitas Ventures |
| Video Release: | January 13th, 2015 by Gravitas Ventures |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 123 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Crowdfunding, Remake |
| Plot point: | LGBTQ+, Prostitution, Suicide Attempt, Vampire |
| Release detail: | Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Romantic Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Fantasy |
| Production/Financing Companies: | 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Supporting
| Zaraah Abrahams | Ganja Hightower | |
| Stephen Tyrone Williams | Dr. Hess Green | |
| Rami Malek | Seneschal | |
| Elvis Nolasco | Lafayette Hightower | |
| Steven Hauck | Dr. Wood | |
| Thomas Jefferson Byrd | Bishop Zee | |
| Joie Lee | Nurse Colquitt | |
| Felicia Pearson | Lucky Mays | |
| Jeni Perillo | Sahara Paysinger | |
| Donna Dixon | Ms. Blair |
Production and Technical Credits
| Spike Lee | Director | |
| Spike Lee | Screenwriter | |
| Bill Gunn | Screenwriter | |
| Bill Gunn | Story Creator | |
| Chiz Schultz | Producer | |
| Spike Lee | Producer | |
| Kay Lee | Production Designer | |
| Randall Wilkins | Editor | |
| Bruce Hornsby | Composer | |
| Daniel Patterson | Director of Photography |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.