Blackout
Directed byJerry Lamothe
Written byJerry Lamothe
Produced byJudith Aidoo
Nora Aidoo
StarringZoe Saldana
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Sean Blakemore
Jamie Hector
Saul Rubinek
Melvin Van Peebles
Jeffrey Wright
CinematographyBen Wolf
Edited byTina Pacheco
Music byGeorge J. Fontenette
Release dates
  • September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29) (Zurich Film Festival)
  • February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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

References

  1. "Blackout". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. "Blackout - Zurich Film Festival".
  3. Gilbert, Matthew (2008-02-08). "'Blackout' has some bright moments". The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  4. "Blackout | 2007 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 15 November 2022.


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