Pariah - Wellington Film Society
10 Kent Terrace, Mt Victoria, Wellington
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Dee Rees USA, 2011 87 mins HD M offensive language, sexual references
Pariah encompasses the personal and the universal with its emotionally engaging story about a Brooklyn teenager who struggles to find a place to fit in and thrive. The film is fresh yet familiar, raw but polished, particular yet generic, and wholly original. Pariah tells the story of a black, virginal lesbian, who is a budding writer and still in high school yet is unable to find community, solace, or reflections of self in her family, classmates, or the denizens of the local lesbian bar. Her story is quite specific, yet she also embodies everyone who has ever felt marginalized and alone... The movie is hard to pigeonhole. Yes, it’s a coming-out film, but it breaks that mold by being thoroughly unpredictable. It’s a coming-of-age film, too, and by virtue of of telling the story of a young, black lesbian, Pariah also ventures into novel territory for a motion picture... There is little about this film that is willing to be boxed in. Some of the assuredness of writer/director Dee Rees’ film certainly derives from its formative background as a short film and its nurturance from the Sundance Institute and other supportive organizations, as well as some script mentorship from Spike Lee. The film’s ending is undeniably pat and uplifting, although not in a completely unbelievable way. Coming out in Pariah is not just a gay thing; it’s a process every individual must go through in order to discover an authentic self. - Marjorie Baumgarten, The Austin Chronicle, 13 January 2012.
Note the Wellington Film Society AGM will precede this screening (approx 25 minutes).
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