Blackout (2007 film)

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2007 American film

Blackout

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

Release dates

* September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29) (Zurich Film Festival)

* February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05) (United States)

Running time

| 95 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

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[edit]

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[edit]

* 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[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Blackout at IMDb
* Blackout at Rotten Tomatoes

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