Pariah

Alike is a 17-year-old African-American woman who lives with her parents and younger sister in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. She has a flair for poetry, and is a good student at her local high school. Alike is quietly but firmly embracing her identity as a lesbian. Wondering how much she can...

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Corporate Author: Universal Pictures (Firm)
Other Authors: Rees, Dee, Oduye, Adepero, Wayans, Kim, Davis, Aasha, Parnell, Charles
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal, 2012.
Series:Focus Features spotlight series.
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Summary:Alike is a 17-year-old African-American woman who lives with her parents and younger sister in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. She has a flair for poetry, and is a good student at her local high school. Alike is quietly but firmly embracing her identity as a lesbian. Wondering how much she can confide in her family, Alike strives to get through adolescence with grace, humor, and tenacity--sometimes succeeding, sometimes not, but always moving forward.
Item Description:Title from container.
Videodisc release of the 2011 motion picture.
Special features: Dee Rees: a director's style ; A walk in Brooklyn ; Trying out identity: Pariah's wardrobe.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; NTSC; Region 1.
Audience:Rating: R; for sexual content and language.