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Kim Wayans | Showing Her Serious Side
people in film Kim Wayans
Known as a funny woman from a very funny family, Kim Wayans also knows when to get serious.
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Dee Rees Wants Your Story
News & Press Dee Rees Wants Your Story
The writer/director Dee Rees tells a powerful story of one teen learning to be herself in PARIAH. She asks that people make videos about their own stories and share them with others.
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Coming of Age Story
Slideshow PARIAH's Team Remembers Their Coming of Age Stories
Audience of all sorts are identifying with PARIAH’s tale of a young woman’s heroic desire to find her real identity. We asked the cast and crew to tell us which stories touched them when they were growing up.
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What PARIAH Means to Me
VIDEOS What PARIAH Means to Me
After a screening of PARIAH for Los Angeles LifeWorks, a group that mentors LGBTQ youth, audience members sat down to give us their thoughts on the Dee Rees’ film and how it related to their own life.
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Dee Rees: The Power of the PARIAH
Slideshow The Power of PARIAH
Dee Rees’ powerful tale of coming-of-age captures the poignant sense of feeling like a PARIAH. We look at the fine artistic tradition of turning being an outsider into a position of power.
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Clips & Videos
VIDEOS Clips & Videos
Watch videos from PARIAH, featuring Adepero Oduye, Kim Wayans, Aasha Davis and Charles Parnell, and don’t miss cool interviews and a Red Carpet Premiere video!
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Pariah (2011)
Slideshow Well Versed
The poems of the young Alike (Adepero Oduye) in PARIAH are both essential to the film and for the character to survive. Others filmmakers have also woven poetry into their movies to create lyrical and lush cinematic experiences.
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PARIAH’s Musical Concept
Slideshow Many Voices, One Score
In picking musicians for PARIAH, director Dee Rees wanted both to capture the diverse emotional lives of her characters and to let the viewer sample some ear-opening local musical talents.
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Transforming Passion Into Pariah
Inside Our Movies Transforming Passion into Pariah
When first-time writer/director Dee Rees met producer Nekisa Cooper, they bonded over their mutual desire to bring the story of a young girl yearning to find her true self to the screen. And together the two rallied different communities to help them.
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Adepero Oduye and Sahra Mellesse
Inside Our Movies Poetry in Motion

When actress Adepero Oduye was cast in Dee Rees short film, she had no idea of the powerful journey she was about to embark on to the Sundance Film Festival, the Sundance labs and finally to starring in an award-winning feature film. Nor did she realize how much her character, Alike, would develop over that time.

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On the red carpet
Slideshow PARIAH Red Carpet Premiere
Images from the red carpet premiere of PARIAH, a Focus Features release.
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Tamar-Kali
People In Film Tamar-kali Rocks Pariah
Afro-punk star brings her unique sound to Pariah.
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Eniola Dawodu
People In Film Dressing Pariah
Pariah’s costume designer Eniola Dawodu takes us behind the scenes.
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news & press Meet the Director of Pariah, Dee Rees

Dee Rees, the director of Pariah, introduces herself and her film as part of “Meet the Artists,” a series of video profiles put together by the Sundance Institute.

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Synopsis
A world premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, the contemporary drama Pariah is the feature-length expansion of writer/director Dee Rees’ award-winning 2007 short film Pariah. Spike Lee is among the feature’s executive producers. At Sundance, cinematographer Bradford Young was honored with the [U.S. Dramatic Competition] Excellence in Cinematography Award.
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Latest News & Press

PARIAH wins GLAAD Outstanding Film Award

Posted by Peter Bowen | March 25, 2012

TIME's Great Performances: Christopher Plummer, Adepero Oduye and More.

Posted by Peter Bowen | February 15, 2012

Dee Rees Talks To ITALIAN VOGUE

Posted by Peter Bowen | February 6, 2012

Seven NAACP Image Awards for PARIAH

Posted by Peter Bowen | January 19, 2012

Kim Wayans on "Chelsea Lately"

Posted by Peter Bowen | January 19, 2012

PARIAH star's reaction to Meryl Streep shout-out at the Golden Globes

via TheUrbanDaily.com | Jan 17, 2012

Dee Rees on CBC

Posted by Peter Bowen | January 11, 2012

The Emotional, Personal, Universal Story of PARIAH

via Jezebel | Jan 11, 2012

Kim Wayans and Dee Rees support Marriage Equality

via YouTube | Jan 6, 2012

COLORLINES: 'Pariah’ Proves There’s an Audience — and a Hunger—for Real Stories

via Colorlines.com | Jan 6, 2012

Ain’t It Cool News on PARIAH: “Everything about it felt 100 percent authentic”

via Ain't It Coool News | Jan 6, 2012

WSJ: “PARIAH Stands Apart — As Fresh Teen Tale”

via Wall Street Journal | Jan 6, 2012

Boston.com Profiles PARIAH

Posted by Peter Bowen | January 2, 2012

AutoStraddle Covers PARIAH

Posted by Peter Bowen | January 2, 2012

Psychology Today Finds PARIAH Very Sane

Posted by Peter Bowen | January 2, 2012

The Root Connects to Dee Rees

Posted by Peter Bowen | December 30, 2011

Kim Wayans opens up at Collider.com

Posted by Peter Bowen | December 30, 2011

The Grio Focuses on PARIAH

Posted by Peter Bowen | December 30, 2011

“The actress (Adepero Oduye) is wonderful, the movie inspiring,” says Mary Pols from Time Magazine

via Time Magazine | Dec 29, 2011

“Just when you think every story has been told, here comes Pariah,” says Clay Cane from BET.com

via BET.com | Dec 29, 2011

Wired calls PARIAH ‘the Best Non-Nerdy Film of the Holiday Season’

via WIRED | Dec 29, 2011

Rolling Stone gives PARIAH 3.5 out of 4 stars!

via Rolling Stone | Dec 29, 2011

DEE REES on BET.COM

Posted by Peter Bowen | December 27, 2011

AllHipHop.com All PARIAH

Posted by Peter Bowen | December 27, 2011

AFTERELLEN.com talks with PARIAH cast/filmmakers

via AfterEllen.com | Dec 16, 2011

Dee Rees discusses trailer for #pariahmovie on IFC.com

via IFC | Dec 16, 2011

Vibe.com talks with Dee Rees

via Vibe.com | Dec 16, 2011

PARIAH Adepero Oduye's Cool VIBE

Posted by Peter Bowen | December 16, 2011

LGBT blogger/filmmaker/activist Jenni Olson gives PARIAH praise.

via Focus Features | Dec 9, 2011

Dee Rees speaks with Richard Peña at Lincoln Center

Posted by Peter Bowen | December 8, 2011

Shadow and Act: 10 Questions for Adepero Oduye

Posted by Peter Bowen | December 7, 2011

New York Times Magazine: Adepero Oduye as Bonnie Parker

Posted by Peter Bowen | December 7, 2011

Next Step, Spirit Awards

Posted by Peter Bowen | November 30, 2011

Hitfix: Focus' "Big Night" at Gothams

Posted by Peter Bowen | November 30, 2011

Transcendent Pariah

Posted by Jenni Olson | November 29, 2011

Dee Rees Wants Your Story

Posted by Peter Bowen | November 17, 2011

Dee Rees' DIVA Interview

Posted by Peter Bowen | November 16, 2011

Dee Rees talks to BlackFilm.com

Posted by Peter Bowen | November 14, 2011

Hollywood Reporter fetes Adepero Oduye

Posted by Peter Bowen | November 8, 2011

Dee Rees and Adepero Oduye are "Stars" for Hollywood Reporter

Posted by Peter Bowen | November 3, 2011

New York Times picks PARIAH star Adepero Oduye

Posted by Peter Bowen | October 31, 2011

Dee Rees in CAPE TIME

Posted by Peter Bowen | October 24, 2011

BlackFilm.com chats with PARIAH's Adepero Oduye

Posted by Peter Bowen | October 7, 2011

Dee Rees talks PARIAH on MakingOf

Posted by Peter Bowen | September 29, 2011

Hello Beautiful speaks to PARIAH Kim Wayans

Posted by Peter Bowen | September 26, 2011

The Hollywood Reporter Video of Dee Rees

Posted by Peter Bowen | September 19, 2011

The Playlist Adds PARIAH to their Favorites at TIFF

Posted by Peter Bowen | September 12, 2011

Women And Hollywood finds PARIAH in Toronto

Posted by Peter Bowen | September 12, 2011

"Subway" wins PARIAH Poster Contest

Posted by Peter Bowen | September 6, 2011

Pariah Dee Rees joins Young Hollywood

Posted by Peter Bowen | August 15, 2011
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