Greg Clayman, General Manager Audience Networks, Vimeo, said in a statement how excited Vimeo is about working with Lee. \u201cSpike Lee is one of the most iconic filmmakers of our time and we couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to work with him on this unprecedented release,\u201d said Clayman. \u201cWe are huge fans of Spike and were drawn to the film\u2019s independent spirit. Having built an audience and raised over a million dollars on Kickstarter, we are beyond excited to bring the film to fans directly one month ahead of the theatrical release.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” is billed as “a new kind of love story,” a story that takes a different spin on the tragic love of a vampire. <\/p>\n
“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 (Stephen Tyrone Williams) is introduced to a mysteriously cursed artifact by an art curator, Lafayette Hightower (Elvis Nolasco), 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\u2019s wife, Ganja Hightower (Zaraah Abrahams), 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. A reinterpretation of Bill Gunn\u2019s horror cult film ‘Ganja & Hess’, which played as a Critics Choice at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, Spike Lee\u2019s stylized thriller features an Original Score by Bruce Hornsby.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The preview for the film is below and to be honest, it looks really good. Write what you think about it in the comments section below. <\/p>\n