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Directed by Patrik-Ian Polk (“Noah’s Arc”), “Blackbird” is an adaptation of the 2006 Larry Duplechan novel about a 17-year-old boy named Randy Rousseau who comes from a tight-knit Mississippi family, struggling with living in a super religious community. He begins having strange premonitions and then his parents split after his little sister mysteriously disappears, and his mom blames him after discovering his secret. Sounds deep! (Is this pegged to be the new “Eve’s Bayou”?)
Also featured in the film, is former Grey’s Anatomy actor Isaiah Washington (who was blacklisted in Hollywood after using a an anti-gay slur towards a castmate), Terrell Tilford (Single Ladies), Gary L. Gray (“Noah’s Arc”), Torrey Lamaar, Nikki Jane, and newcomer Julian Walker.