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Congratulations to 2026 DBFF Best Narrative Short Winner: "Dante's Inferno- The Ascension" Directed by Sofian Francis
Award Sponsors Dallas International Film Festival and Eleven Labs
Set in a lively Brooklyn barbershop, Zeke follows Vic, a loyal customer whose routine visit takes a sinister turn. After falling asleep in the chair, he wakes up to a disturbing realization- something deeply unsettling has happened, but he struggles to process it. As his trauma strains his marriage and leaves him searching for support, he finds himself met with dismissal and silence.
When Zeke, the shop's charismatic owner, announces plans to expand his business into a school for boys, Vic decides he can no longer stay quiet. His public confrontation triggers a wave of revelations, exposing years of abuse masked as routine barbershop mishaps.
With sharp humor and social critique, Zeke examines power, trust, and the silence that enables abuse.
- Year2025
- Runtime0:19:55
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- GenreComedy, Dark Comedy, Satire
- Content WarningSuggested PG-13
- NoteWebsite: https://www.zekethefilm.com/
- DirectorKerry Coddett
- ScreenwriterKerry Coddett
- ProducerKrystal Payne
- CastHassan Johnson, Sam Jay, Stephen Cofield, Kerry Coddett,
Congratulations to 2026 DBFF Best Narrative Short Winner: "Dante's Inferno- The Ascension" Directed by Sofian Francis
Award Sponsors Dallas International Film Festival and Eleven Labs
Set in a lively Brooklyn barbershop, Zeke follows Vic, a loyal customer whose routine visit takes a sinister turn. After falling asleep in the chair, he wakes up to a disturbing realization- something deeply unsettling has happened, but he struggles to process it. As his trauma strains his marriage and leaves him searching for support, he finds himself met with dismissal and silence.
When Zeke, the shop's charismatic owner, announces plans to expand his business into a school for boys, Vic decides he can no longer stay quiet. His public confrontation triggers a wave of revelations, exposing years of abuse masked as routine barbershop mishaps.
With sharp humor and social critique, Zeke examines power, trust, and the silence that enables abuse.
- Year2025
- Runtime0:19:55
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- GenreComedy, Dark Comedy, Satire
- Content WarningSuggested PG-13
- NoteWebsite: https://www.zekethefilm.com/
- DirectorKerry Coddett
- ScreenwriterKerry Coddett
- ProducerKrystal Payne
- CastHassan Johnson, Sam Jay, Stephen Cofield, Kerry Coddett,
