Emilia and Juan have always relied on each other.  Growing up in urban Los Angeles with an overworked single mother, the siblings often find themselves depending on one another for the love and support kids need.  But adolescence has a way of changing things.  When the good-looking older boy Kevin makes a move on Emilia and simultaneously befriends Juan, he brings them both into an exciting -and dangerous- new social scene.

Shot in a gritty yet poetic style with local teenagers and featuring a soundtrack by local Latino hip hop artists, BLACKBIRD captures the energy, disillusionment, and beauty that define the modern teenage experience.