cast & crew
Destinee stewart
writer/director
Destinee Stewart is a writer and director from Dallas, Texas, based in Los Angeles, whose work explores identity, transformation, and the search for belonging. Through emotionally grounded genre films, she examines how confronting the past can become a path toward liberation. Her stories often follow characters navigating inherited cycles, fractured identities, and the tension between fear and freedom, asking what it means to reclaim oneself in the face of history.
Stewart directed The Inheritance through the prestigious AFI Directing Workshop for Women+, where the film was developed as a proof of concept for her psychological horror feature, Wade in the Water. The feature has been supported by BendFilm: Basecamp and the Cucalorus Writing Residency. Her previous short film, The Other Partners, premiered at the Oscar®-qualifying RiverRun International Film Festival in 2024.
In addition to her narrative filmmaking, Stewart has served as a creative lead on international dubbing productions for Netflix, collaborating on global titles including Iron Chef, Love Is Blind, Represent, and In His Shadow. She is also a Satellite Collective Fellow and has produced award-winning short films by emerging filmmakers.
Whether working in horror, comedy, or drama, Stewart is drawn to stories that illuminate resilience, belonging, and the transformative power of confronting the unknown.
venus
arie thompson
Arie Thompson is a Los Angeles-based actress whose work spans theater, film, and television. Her Off-Broadway credits include Henry V and Dead City at The Public Theater, alongside regional productions at Hartford Stage and Court Theatre. Her screen credits include Keeping Up With the Joneses, The Wrong Valentine, and War of the Worlds: Annihilation.
Thompson trained at the William Esper Studio, Atlantic Theater School, and the University of Paris, Nanterre.
Harley
hetty abboTt
Hetty Abbott is a UK-born actress based in Los Angeles whose work spans theater, film, and television. Trained through the theatre, she has performed in a range of productions including Shakespeare, new writing, and Hedda Gabler at London’s Old Vic Theatre.
Her screen credits include Westworld, Grey’s Anatomy, and The Conners.
Credits
Written & Directed Destinee Stewart
Produced by Kaylin Stanford & Ann Valdés
Executive Produced by Brina Palencia & EmmoLei Sankofa
Casting by Jasmine Gutierrez
Cast
Venus Arie Thompson
Harley Hetty Abbott
Faye Stand in Tessa Cokley
Martha Stand in Danna Hyams
Dancers Carly Barnette, Ava Deleon, & Sarah Sawyer
Stunt Coordinator Nikkilette Wright
Choreographer Naomi Walley
Art Director Anastasiia Glushneva
Set Decorator Isabella Hilditch
Property Master Dylan Nathaniel Atilano
Set Dressers Val Bisharat, Cherice Carr, Arzu Arya Fallahi, Joey Lu, Serena Sacharoff & Jirair Yessaian
Art PAs Max Alvarado, Zoe Concepcion, Nicole Serrat & Eojin Seo
Costumer Kelsey Kinyanjui
Make-Up Lisa Ann Morgan
Special Effects Makeup Artist Kira Stansberry
Hair Stylist Myrna Powell
Assistant Editor Matt Gelzer
Post-Production Facilities Point.360
VP, Post Production Robert Rodriguez
Finishing Producer Megan Linville
Sound Supervisor Alexandro Zatarain
Sound Designer Erik Breña
Re-Recording Mixer Eric Romero
Colorist Temesgen Gebremeskel
Pre-Grader Matt Van Tine
Visual Effects Compositor Hamish McLean
Camera / G&E Driver Lance Walton
Art Truck Driver Ivan Lizarraga
Key Set PA Tessa Cokley
Production Assistants Noa Astorga, Jacob Brenner, Tommy Garcia, Will McGraw & Adrian Mota
Set Medic Bosco Kim
Cinematography Senda Bonnet
Production Designer. Jose Daniel
Editor Patrick Lawrence
Costume Designer Mariah “Kaij” Jackson
Composer EmmoLei Sankofa
Unit Production Manager Kathy Do
First Assistant Director Star Victoria
Second Assistant Director Giovannie Cruz
First Assistant Camera Nat Armenta
Second Assistant Camera Tyler Fuller Camera Utility Remi Honda
DIT Matt Gelzer
Still Photographer Kay Qiao
Script Supervisor Sebastian Rico
Production Coordinators Aaron Covaleski & Lance Walton
Gaffer Winston Mitchell
Electricians Anthony DiNardo, Akil Moore, Christopher Ocegueda & Diego Téllez
Key Grip Antonio Mayer
Best Boy Grip Bryan Kaing
Company Grips Ricardo Santiago-Carpio, Tom Corrigan, Christian Chico, Giovanni Dominic Escalante, Cristopher Robin Camacho Flores, Kane Hong, Gabriel “G3” Ben Samoy & Christopher Woo
Production Sound Mixer Shayne Munoz