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Pariah is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by Dee Rees. It tells the story of Alike (Adepero Oduye), a 17-year-old Black teenager embracing her identity as a lesbian. It premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was awarded the Excellence in Cinematography Award.
Oct 31, 2012 · Pariah: Directed by Dee Rees. With Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Aasha Davis, Charles Parnell. A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
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- 2012-10-31
Reviews. Coming out is hard to do. Roger Ebert January 04, 2012. Tweet. May contain spoilers. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Alike is 17 and never been kissed. A bright Brooklyn high school student, she dreams of being kissed by a girl.
Teenage Alike (Adepero Oduye) lives in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood with her parents (Charles Parnell, Kim Wayans) and younger sister (Sahra Mellesse).
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- Adepero Oduye
Dec 28, 2021 · “Pariah” (available to stream on HBO Max) was the first movie about a Black queer woman to be released in theaters nationwide by a Hollywood studio. As Nelson George wrote in The Times in 2011,...
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Jun 11, 2021 · By Yohana Desta. June 11, 2021. Photograph by Justin Bishop. Pariah lived many lives before it hit theaters. Dee Rees ’s 2011 film began as a 140-page feature; as an NYU grad student, Rees...