A maid steals a writer's genius through black magic—for her unborn son. Hotel housekeeping just got dark.
"Dedication" is the story of a maid working in a hotel who uses a black magic spell in the hopes of harnessing the talent of one of the hotel's frequent guests - an eccentric writer - and passing it on to her unborn son.
Acting
Darlene Rene's restrained desperation anchors every frame.
Direction
Ezenma builds dread through mundane hotel spaces.
Director
Tyna Ezenma
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Tyna Ezenma's thesis film at Howard University, part of Stephen King's Dollar Baby program allowing student filmmakers to adapt his short stories for $1.
The film weaves Haitian vodou imagery through a King source text, creating a uniquely Black American horror voice rarely seen in student adaptations.
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