Pariah (2011) review — Coming-of-age film has transformative power

Written and Directed by Dee Rees | 86 min | Cineplex Rees' first feature is a warm, intimate, and frequently intense story of a queer 17-year-old's efforts to assert her sexual identity in a conservative Brooklyn family. Alike "Lee" Freeman (Adepero Oduye) is out to her gay friend, Laura (Pernell Walker), and her status is… Read More