| Da Sweet Blood of Jesus | |
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| Directed by | Spike Lee |
| Written by | Spike Lee Bill Gunn |
| Based on | Ganja and Hess by Bill Gunn |
| Produced by | Spike Lee Chiz Schultz |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Daniel Patterson |
| Edited by | Randy Wilkins |
| Music by | Bruce Hornsby |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 123 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.4 million[2] |
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus is a 2014 American horror film directed by Spike Lee. The plot is about a wealthy anthropologist who is stabbed by an ancient African dagger and turned into a vampire. Lee has said the film is about "[h]uman beings who are addicted to blood" and called it "[a] new kind of love story."[3] The film is a remake of the 1973 film Ganja & Hess (with original writer Bill Gunn receiving a credit as co-writer, along with Lee). It was the first of Lee's films to be funded through Kickstarter.[2] The film was released on June 22, 2014, at the American Black Film Festival as the closing film,[4] and was released in theaters and on VOD on February 14, 2015, by Gravitas Ventures.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
varietywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Spike Lee (July 21, 2013). "The Newest Hottest Spike Lee Joint". Kickstarter. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ Wickman, Forrest. "Spike Lee's Kickstarter Movie Is a Surprise Remake. Will Supporters Get What They Paid For?" 24 June 2014. Slate.
- ^ "Spike Lee's 'Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus' Closes The 2014 American Black Film Festival". The Source. June 28, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.