Film: Pariah

With conversation: Jenni Olson and Leila Weefur

In this poignantly relatable debut feature from Dee Rees (Bessie, Mudbound), AdeperoOduye stars as Alike, a Black butch teen navigating her senior year of high school. Not yet out to her parents, who are navigating their own drama, Alike lives a double life—as she looks for love, with the wise support of her best friend, Laura (Pernell Walker), and gets ready for her post–high school future. An accomplished coming-of-age drama of queer self-discovery. Named to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2023.

Part of Masc II series:

https://bampfa.org/program/masc-ii