BLACKBIRD (Closing Night Film + Party)
BLACKBIRD
Patrik-Ian Polk (US, 2014, 102 min)
Randy (newcomer Julian Walker) is a good-natured boy with a
gorgeous voice and a whole host of problems to deal with.He is a devout
Christian and the star of his church choir, but he is repressing his feelings
for Todd, a handsome friend in his drama club. He has to babysit his distraught
mother (Academy Award winnerMo’Nique, PRECIOUS), who is obsessed with finding
his missing sister. His absent father (Isaiah Washington) tries to reconnect,
but Randy is too hurt by his father’s abandonment to accept the outreach.
Meanwhile Randy is plagued by disturbing visions that make him worry something
terrible will befall one of his closest friends. Patrik Ian-Polk (PUNKS, NOAH’S
ARC) brings us a touching coming-of-age drama drawn largely from his own life
growing up in the Deep South.
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