ZEBRAHEAD is the story of an interracial love affair in a Detroit high school. Zack (Michael Rapaport, The 6th Day), a white Jewish boy, falls in love with his best friend's cousin, Nikki (N'Bushe Wright, Blade), an African-American teenager, who has just arrived in Detroit from East New York. Eventually their relationship sets off emotions and reactions among their families and peers that have drastic consequences.