American Blackout (2013)

What if the Doomsday Preppers were right all along? Hacking into urban infrastructures isn't science fiction anymore - it's in the news every day. A 90-minute docu-drama, "American Blackout... See full summary »

Director:

Jonathan Rudd

Writers:

Emily Ballou, Ewan Morrison

Stars:

Kasim Aslam, Hardy Awadjie, Sally Jo Bannow

Cast

Credited cast:
Kasim Aslam	...	Andrew
Hardy Awadjie	...	Male
Sally Jo Bannow	...	VJ's Mom
Gage Barret	...	Jason
Kelly Blunt	...	Gemma
Emelia Boatner	...	Molly
Jackson Burns	...	Redneck Archaeologist
Ronald Bush	...	Prepper Neighbor (as Ronald R. Bush)
Lena Drake	...	Lena
Simon Faddoul	...	VJ
Joe Flowers	...	Steve
Lisa Fogel	...	Sarah
Alexis Green	...	Dee
Deangelus Grisby	...	Jess
Lucy Hwang	...	Nurse

Storyline

What if the Doomsday Preppers were right all along? Hacking into urban infrastructures isn't science fiction anymore - it's in the news every day. A 90-minute docu-drama, "American Blackout" reveals in gritty detail the impact of what happens when a cyber attack on the United States takes down the power grid. The question is: when the lights go out, what do we do next.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Elsötétül Amerika

Filming Locations:

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Raw TV, WGBH, Randy Murray Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Shots of looters pushing a shopping cart laden with their haul down a street shows a shopfront with a London Underground logo on it, indicating this was stock news footage of the 2011 London rioting as opposed to the film's looting in America that took place after the blackout.

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