Caged Birds

Caged Birds

87 mins | Drama | Nov. 1, 2021

Jordan Lucas is an affluent, Black high school senior counting down the days until college. He's constantly bullied and lacks the confidence to stand up for himself. When his prideful cousin, EJ, is humiliated by a white bully, Blake, he recruits Jordan and Kevonte, a bussed-in student from the other side of the tracks, to play a robbery prank on Blake. When the prank goes bad, the three boys struggle to avoid being caught. In the process, they are each forced to confront the personal demons that come with being Black in the suburbs.

Caged Birds

87 mins | Drama | Nov. 1, 2021

Caged Birds
Jordan Lucas is an affluent, Black high school senior counting down the days until college. He's constantly bullied and lacks the confidence to stand up for himself. When his prideful cousin, EJ, is humiliated by a white bully, Blake, he recruits Jordan and Kevonte, a bussed-in student from the other side of the tracks, to play a robbery prank on Blake. When the prank goes bad, the three boys struggle to avoid being caught. In the process, they are each forced to confront the personal demons that come with being Black in the suburbs.
Producers
Original title Caged Birds
Directors Fredrick Leach
Writers

Cast

Kamil McFadden

as Jordan Lucas

Bentley Green

as EJ Lucas

Christian Menace

as Kevonte Bell