'Pariah' Filmmaker Scores Acclaim
Pariah, a stunner of a movie that opens on Dec. 28, begins simply, with a quote from the late Audre Lorde: "Wherever the bird with no feet flew, she found trees with no limbs." That line comes from Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, the rapturous 1982 memoir that documents Lorde's rebirth as a lesbian and as an artist.
It is the perfect way to open Pariah, a raw, affecting and finely drawn film about the sexual awakening of a 17-year-old teenager -- and the turbulence that follows her coming out as a lesbian. It looks at themes of friendship, family, identity and longing with a poetic subtlety lacking in most films today, but especially just about every African-American-themed movie that rolls into the multiplex.
'Pariah' Filmmaker Scores Acclaim
Linda Villarosa
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:27:00 GMT
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