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Pariah 2011
An earnest yet potent portrait of queerness, (chosen) family, and young love. As Alike comes of age in Brooklyn, we see her lead a double life, masking for almost everyone in her life, even her best friend Lauren, before surrendering to her truth. The instability of Alike’s family dynamic felt familiar, yet Dee Rees was able to offer each member empathy: we see how hate poisons her neglected and insecure mother’s heart, how her stoic, evasive father cannot help but…
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