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An Interview with Director Dee Rees On Her First Feature Film, Pariah

Filmmaker Dee Rees‘ first feature, Pariah, follows Alike, a lesbian African-American high-school student as she moves through her different worlds (gay clubs to English class to dinner with her disapproving parents) while searching for a way to feel at home. With encouragement from mentor Spike Lee and a stint at the Sundance Instiute under her belt, Rees [...]