Blackout is a 2007 American film about the Northeast Blackout of 2003 in New York City. The film is written and directed by Jerry Lamothe,[1] and it stars Jeffrey Wright, Zoe Saldana, Prodigy, Michael B. Jordan, and LaTanya Richardson. The film premiered at the 2007 Zurich Film Festival.[2] It debuted on BET on February 1, 2008.[3] It was released to DVD on February 4, 2008. The film was also screened at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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| Directed by | Jerry Lamothe |
| Written by | Jerry Lamothe |
| Produced by | Judith Aidoo Nora Aidoo |
| Starring | Zoe Saldana LaTanya Richardson Jackson Sean Blakemore Jamie Hector Saul Rubinek Melvin Van Peebles Jeffrey Wright |
| Cinematography | Ben Wolf |
| Edited by | Tina Pacheco |
| Music by | George J. Fontenette |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Blackout is about the events that take place for two days in the summer, when a forgotten Brooklyn neighborhood experiences blackout during the blackout of 2003. It is based on true incidents.[4]
Cast
- Jeffrey Wright as Nelson
- Zoe Saldana as Claudine
- Melvin Van Peebles as George
- Michael B. Jordan as C.J.
- LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Mrs. Thompson
- Saul Rubinek as Sol
- Sean Blakemore as James
- Susan Kelechi Watson as Fatima
- Jamie Hector as Rasheed
- Turron Kofi Alleyne as Khalil
- Kisha Batista as Cam
- Robert Brickle-Tate as Tyrone
- Anthony Chisholm as "Toothless Tone"
- Lloyd DeLeon as Uniform Cop
- Jamie Hector as Rasheed
- Nehal Joshi as Ali
- Jerry Lamothe as Rick
- Barbara Montgomery as Mrs. Germaine
- Khalida Outlaw as Dedra
- Sara Pickett as Keisha
- Prodigy as "Sin"
- Omar Scroggins as L'
- Johnny Solo as Anthony
- Tobias Truvillion as Reggie
- Ali A. Wahhab as "Wisdom"
- Vernon "Dyverse" Wooten as "Tech"
- Yury Yakor as Russian Electronics Store Owner
- Marjorie Jean as Marketing Presenter
References
External links
- Blackout at IMDb
- Blackout at Rotten Tomatoes
