An underprivileged seamstress, haunted by her past, seeks love and acceptance in high society but is faced with the curse from her evil roots.
Anna H. flees to America with her aunt at a young age, hoping for a bright future away from her turbulent past.
Induced by her grandmother, Anna develops a passion in her craft as a seamstress.
Anna’s memories bring great pain, as she remembers the horrific death of her mother, caused by her alcoholic father and the torment that followed while in the care of her grandmother.
Her grandmother, an evil witch, often bound young Anna to a chair in a dark room, while performing sadistic witchery on her with her own blood. Anna kills her grandmother, by brutally stabbing her with the scissors her grandmother gifted her in a sewing kit on her birthday.
Her grandmother’s spirit lurks, constantly tormenting Anna in her solitude, provoking her to use the powers she was cursed with in her youth and to fulfill her dark destiny. Anna refuses to follow that path…
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From the Director, Victoria U. ell:
The Beginning: Heir of the Witch is a story that was drawn from my personal fears. anxieties and individual experiences. In my youth, I learned to write from my heart and immerse into my deepest feelings and at times was hesitant and ashamed to admit my families dark, malevolent past and reveal my worst nightmares.
The story of Heir of the Witch was birthed from my own childhood happenings. My grandmother on my paternal side, was a formidable witch. I was told she sold her soul to the devil and couldn’t die until the spirit of the darkness released her ghost only after she passed the “gift” to someone else. Until this day, we do not know who she passed this “gift” on to as we no longer associate with that side of the family for fear of condemnation.
My father abandoned us when I was only 1 year old. His actions were a result of my grandmother’s “work” or so she claimed. I grew up with vividly, terrifying nightmares and a heaviness that carried though my waking moments that made me consistently fearful and weary of my surroundings. It wasn’t until I spent several months in a monastery continuously praying that this heaviness was lifted and the nightmares went away.
I’ve always felt a deep shame and never wanted to admit that my paternal grandmother was a witch. But shame cannot survive in the same space as vulnerability. So I started to write…. Write what I know, write what I fear, write from where it hurts. Something cathartic happened through the process of producing this film. By speaking out about my fear and shame, I have conquered that within myself and have put the past behind me.
The Process: Although I was inspired by true events thru my family’s affairs, I took the script to a creative place, bringing in other elements of gothic horror, romance and a little twist to make a more impactful cinematic experience.
The story revolves around Anna, an heir of a witch, who does not want to carry on the family legacy (curse) and the spirit of her grandmother haunts her and tries to corrupt her thinking and actions in order to lure her into what she is destined to become.
Anna, a middle-class seamstress, takes care of her Aunt Rosie who is her only link to the family that is still alive and protects Anna. With the passing of Rosie, the witch becomes more present and torments Anna with disturbing visions of her past and her future. The witch desires to bestow the dark gift on to Anna, but she refuses to give in to the inherited curse. The witch blinds Anna with a web of deception and she becomes pregnant. Now her child becomes the target of thewitch’s endeavor to awaken the dark offering of her ancestors.
The witch eliminates a series of people that comes in the way of Anna’s coercion, isolating her and creating chaos to the point Anna is questioning her own sanity. Will Anna be triumphant in her battle against the witch or will her and her child fall victim to the power of inevitability.
The production team of “Heir of the Witch” is formed of 80% women that came from all walks of life. Victoria is determined to encourage women to step up in front (or behind) the camera to express and tell their own stories.
About Pasha Entertainment:
Pasha Entertainment is a burgeoning independent film production company established in 2017 and based in Charlotte, NC. Founded by Victoria Bell and Pat Moore, Pasha began by producing short films and collaborating on projects with other companies in the US and UK.
Victoria Bell serves as the creative director and has assembled a versatile team that can take a project from a bare-bones concept to a polished, finished production. Bell herself is an accomplished writer, producer, director, and actress. Having filled these positions and others in several productions, has made her an experienced leader and gives her an insightful edge in bringing out the best in her team and developing the script.
Pat Moore serves as the business mind behind the company with over 30 years’ experience in business management in several other on going, successful companies. Moore also has had many years of experience in the music industry, working with nationally known artists and having a solo career of his own. Pasha Entertainment is proudly announcing its first full feature film,
“Heir of the Witch”, to be released domestically and internationally via streaming platforms on August 4th, 2023. Pasha also has several other projects in the works with the feature film “5” being its next endeavor.
