Ganja & Hess to Screen at the Independent Picture House

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Charlotte, NC - The Independent Picture House is hosting screenings of the cult classic horror film Ganja & Hess for Black History Month. 

After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood. 

What more do you need to know?

Screenings of Ganja & Hess begin this Saturday February 25th and will repeat on Monday the 27th with the final screening on March 1st. 

Visit the official website for the Independent Picture House by clicking on this link for more information.


Ganja & Hess is a 1973 American blaxploitation horror film written and directed by Bill Gunn and starring Marlene Clark and Duane Jones. The film follows the exploits of anthropologist Dr. Hess Green (Jones), who becomes a vampire after his intelligent but unstable assistant (Gunn) stabs him with an ancient cursed dagger. Green falls in love with his assistant's widow, Ganja (Clark), who learns Green's dark secret.

It is one of only two films in which the lead role was played by Duane Jones, best known for starring in the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead (though he had bit parts in other movies). The film was screened at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival. It was remade by Spike Lee in 2014 as Da Sweet Blood of Jesus.

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