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Pariah • The Next Reel
“I’m not running. I’m choosing.”
While in film school at NYU, Dee Rees directed a short film called Pariah that was essentially the first act of a feature script she was developing. Spike Lee, her professor and mentor, helped her get the feature version financed and in 2011, she released it to much acclaim. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we continue our 10 Year Anniversary series with Rees’ feature version of her short film Pariah.
There’s a lot to discuss about Pariah, from the performances to the filmmaking style.
We love all of the performances in this film, but Adepero Oduye…
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