Director Dee Rees avoids stereotypes and offers a fresh and nuanced look at homosexuality in Pariah. Rees’ award-winning film follows the life of Alike, a Brooklyn teenager who is struggling with her sexual identity. In spite of hostility within her environment and even her own household, Alike musters the courage to carve out an identity for herself.
Starring Adepero Oduye, Kim Wayans, Aasha Davis, Pernell Walker, Sahra Mellesse and Charles Parnell.