#37. Pariah – Dee Rees
An extension of her 2007/2008 short which was featured at Sundance in 2008, Dee Rees’ (see pic above) feature debut goes by the same title of Pariah. This edition’s LBGT, coming-of-age pic is a Sundance Lab, IFP and Cinereach supported project tht should find a spot nestled in item is definitely ready as it was part of the 2010 IFP supported projects in the U.S. Dramatic Competition.
In what should be an especially strong showing for films set in one of New York’s five boroughs, this is about the moment where the protag is forced to choose between the fragile cohesion of her middle-class family and loyalty to her best friend, a Bronx teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
* Producer: Nekisa Cooper
(IONCINEMA.com Preview Page // IMDB Link)
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