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Release Date: 2011

Cast: Adepero Oduye, Aasha Davis, Ozzie Stewart, Kim Sykes, Raymond Anthony Thomas, Nina Daniels, Shamika Cotton, Loren Hankin, Jeremie Harris, Sahra Mellesse, Zabryna Guevara, Rob Morgan ...MORE

Cast: Adepero Oduye, Aasha Davis, Ozzie Stewart, Kim Sykes, Raymond Anthony Thomas, Nina Daniels, Shamika Cotton, Loren Hankin, Jeremie Harris, Sahra Mellesse, Zabryna Guevara, Rob Morgan, Afton Williamson, Kim Wayans, Natalie Carter, Charles Parnell, Pernell Walker, Joey Auzenne, Maine Anders ...LESS

Pariah is a 2011 contemporary drama film written and directed by Dee Rees. It tells the story of Alike (Adepero Oduye), a 17-year old African-American teenager embracing her identity as a lesbian. It premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was awarded the Excellence in Cinematography Award. The film focuses on Alike (played by Adepero Oduye), a 17 year old African-American teenager who lives with her parents – Audrey (Kim Wayans) and Arthur (Charles Parnell) – and younger sister Sharonda (Sahra Mellesse) in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood. Alike excels in poetry and is a... MORE

Pariah is a 2011 contemporary drama film written and directed by Dee Rees. It tells the story of Alike (Adepero Oduye), a 17-year old African-American teenager embracing her identity as a lesbian. It premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was awarded the Excellence in Cinematography Award. The film focuses on Alike (played by Adepero Oduye), a 17 year old African-American teenager who lives with her parents – Audrey (Kim Wayans) and Arthur (Charles Parnell) – and younger sister Sharonda (Sahra Mellesse) in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood. Alike excels in poetry and is a good student at her local high school. Alike is quietly but firmly embracing her identity as a lesbian. With the support of her openly gay best friend, Laura (Pernell Walker), Alike is especially eager to find a girlfriend. At home, her parents’ marriage is strained and there is further tension in the household whenever Alike’s development becomes a topic of discussion. Pressed by her mother into making the acquaintance of a colleague’s daughter, Bina (Aasha Davis), Alike finds Bina to be unexpectedly refreshing to socialize with. The film is a feature-length expansion of writer/director Dee Rees’ LESS