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Blackbird
Directed byPatrik-Ian Polk
Written byRikki Beadle-Blair
Patrik-Ian Polk
Produced byKeith Louis Brown
Patrik-Ian Polk
Carol Ann Shine
Isaiah Washington
Matthew Young
StarringJulian Walker
Mo'Nique
Isaiah Washington
CinematographyEun-ah Lee
Edited byBryan Colvin
Production
companies
KBiz Entertainment
Tall Skinny Black Boy Productions
Release dates
  • February 16, 2014 (2014-02-16) (Pan African Film Festival)
  • April 24, 2015 (2015-04-24)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Blackbird is a 2014 drama film directed by Patrik-Ian Polk[1][2] and starring Mo'Nique and Isaiah Washington in the lead. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Larry Duplechan and was released 24 April 2015. The film had been shown at various film festivals in 2014.

Plot

The story of a gay teen in high school in a small baptist town in Mississippi, struggling between his religion and his sexuality. To make matters worse, his younger sister has been missing for years and it's tearing his family apart.

Cast

  • Julian Walker as Randy Rousseau
  • Mo'Nique as Claire Rousseau
  • Isaiah Washington as Lance Rousseau
  • Kevin Allesee as Marshall MacNeil
  • Terrel Tilford as Pastor Crandall
  • Gary LeRoi Gray as Efrem
  • Torrey Laamar as Todd Waterson
  • Nikki Jane as Crystal

References