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...

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Other Authors: Rees, Dee (Screenwriter, Director), Oduye, Adepero (Actor), Walker, Pernell (Actor), Davis, Aasha (Actor), Parnell, Charles (Actor), Mellesse, Sahra (Actor), Wayans, Kim (Actor), Young, Bradford (director of photography.), Weinberg, Inbal, Kamitsuna, Mako (editor of a moving image work.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Nothstar Pictures, [2011]
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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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:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2011.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (87 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:Rating: R; for sexual content and language.
Awards:2012 Independent Spirit Award; John Cassavetes Award; Official Selection 2011, Sundance Film Festival.
Production Credits:Cinematography by Bradford Young ; production design by Inbal Weinberg ; edited by Mako Kamitsuna.