Blackbird is a 2007 American drama film directed and written by Adam Rapp and starring Gillian Jacobs, Paul Sparks, and Danny Hoch. It was adapted from a play written by Rapp.[2][3][4]

Blackbird
Directed byAdam Rapp
Screenplay byAdam Rapp
Based onBlackbird
2004 play
by Adam Rapp[1]
Produced byMark Fallon
StarringGillian Jacobs
Paul Sparks
Danny Hoch
CinematographyRichard Rutkowski
Edited byMichael Taylor
Music byDawn Landes
Production
company
Blackbird Project
Release date
  • March 12, 2007 (2007-03-12) (SXSW)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$475,000

It debuted at South by Southwest[4] and went on to screen at the Edinburgh Film Festival and the Charlotte Film Festival, where it won "Best Narrative Feature".[5]

Plot

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In 1990s New York City, teen runaway and stripper Froggy is caught in the throes of heroin addiction as she falls in love with a fellow junkie, war veteran Baylis. The couple finds comfort in each other, yet they are already far too deep in a wild downward spiral. The possibility of redemption arises, with hope for some semblance of a "normal life", but Bayliss and Froggy are unable to find the strength and control to clean themselves up. Their path leads inexorably toward mutual self-destruction.

Cast

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Critical reception

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Screen Daily said the "film treads a well-worn path", but the "superb performances of Jacobs and Sparks keep the viewer going for a long while."[4]

References

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  1. ^ https://playbill.com/article/adam-rapps-blackbird-extends-off-broadway-to-may-29-com-119763 [bare URL]
  2. ^ Krawczyk, Susanna (August 16, 2007). "Blackbird (2007)". www.eyeforfilm.co.uk.
  3. ^ Says, Tim (March 19, 2007). "BLACKBIRD | Film Threat".
  4. ^ a b c Brunette, Peter (March 15, 2007). "Blackbird". Screen Daily.
  5. ^ "Blackbird | Forward Entertainment". forward-entertainment.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
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