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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.3 / 100
2011·Drama·1h 26m

PARIAH

“Who do you become when you can't be yourself?”

A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.

Above the Line
Dee Rees·DirectorDee Rees·WriterBradford Young·Director of PhotographyTamar-kali·Original Music ComposerMako Kamitsuna·Editor
Cast
Adepero Oduye·AlikePernell Walker·LauraAasha Davis·BinaCharles Parnell·ArthurSahra Mellesse·SharondaKim Wayans·AudreyShamika Cotton·CandaceRaymond Anthony Thomas·MackAfton Williamson·MikaZabryna Guevara·Mrs. Alvarado
Full Crew
(25 credits)
Directing· 1
Dee Rees·Director
Writing· 1
Dee Rees·Writer
Camera· 1
Bradford Young·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Mako Kamitsuna·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Tamar-kali·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 4
Eniola Dawodu·Costume DesignSara K. White·Art DirectionInbal Weinberg·Production DesignEmmanuelle Hoessly·Assistant Property Master
Production· 16
Stefan Nowicki·Executive ProducerMary Jane Skalski·Executive ProducerSusan Lewis·Executive ProducerAnn Bradley·Executive ProducerJeanine Mclean·Executive ProducerDouglas Eisenberg·Executive ProducerNekisa Cooper·ProducerSpike Lee·Executive ProducerBenjamin Weber·Executive ProducerSam Martin·Executive ProducerJulie Parker Benello·Executive ProducerWendy Ettinger·Executive ProducerJudith Helfand·Executive ProducerMatthew J. Simon·Executive ProducerIsaac McGuire·Line ProducerEyde Belasco·Casting
By the Numbers
73.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
IMDb
95%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$770K
ROI 54%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Pariah's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#222244
#888800
#440000
Mood
Introspective, Dramatic
Composition
Split
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a split image of a person's face, with the left side rendered in cool blue tones and the right side in warm red tones. The person's head is ”

drama
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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