Check Out Poster and Trailer To Patrik-Ian Polk’s BlackbirdPosted by Wilson Morales
February 12, 2014
Source: Shadow and Act
The poster to Patrik-Ian Polk’s Blackbird has been released online, courtesy of Shadow and Act.
Based on the coming of age novel of the same name by Larry Duplechan, the film stars Academy Award winner Mo’Nique (“Precious”), Isaiah Washington, newcomer Julian Walker, Terrell Tilford, Gary L. Gray, Kevin Allesee, Torrey Lamaar, Nikki Jane and D. Woods.
The film will premiere as the Closing Night film for the Pan African Film Festival, screening twice on Sunday, February 16 at 6pm and again at 7pm
Trailer
Blackbird tells the story of 17-year-old Randy Rousseau (newcomer Julian Walker), a devout high school choir boy struggling to come of age in the small religiously conservative Mississippi town he calls home. Randy juggles his role as star of the church choir with facing the everyday trials of life as a high school misfit- a misfit plagued by eerie visions and premonitions. Complicating matters, his little sister has gone missing and his parents have subsequently split up, leaving him to care for his heartbroken mother, Claire (Mo’Nique). When Claire discovers a shocking secret her son has been hiding, she blames him for the disappearance of his sister. Randy’s father, Lance (Isaiah Washington), who has been keeping a watchful eye on his broken family, steps in to give his son a hand as he struggles to make the difficult transition into manhood.
