Pariah | An Intense Family Dinner

During a family dinner, the members joyfully exchange lighthearted banter around the table, savoring the father's well-deserved day off, yet an unsettling undercurrent lingers unnoticed.

Film Synopsis:
Kim Wayans, Adepero Oduye, Aasha Davis and Charles Parnell star in Dee Rees’s inspiring film that critics hail is “Vibrantly alive! Potently moving and heartfelt!” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone). Seventeen-year-old Alike (pronounced ah-lee-kay) lives with her parents and younger sister in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. She has a flair for poetry, and is quietly embracing her identity as a lesbian. But whenever Alike's development becomes a topic of discussion at home, her parents’ already strained marriage is pushed to the breaking point. Wondering how much she can confide in her family, Alike strives to get through adolescence with grace, humor, and tenacity – sometimes succeeding, sometimes not, but always moving forward.

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[JoaquinPhoenix-sk]

I have yet to watch this, but some Independent Studio Productions are made with next to no money, yet look professional and big budget. Did the Actors, Cast, Director, Writer and Crew get Compensated? If the film won an Academy Award, everyone should get paid from the Streaming service of this film, Including, DVD and Blu-ray releases. The Actors should not only get compensated for winning an award, but royalty checks from how many times the film has been streamed or watched. Who was in charge of these studios and pray to God, people have a 401k, Healthcare and a Middle-Class to Lower Middle Class Salary bare minimum from the Distributor/Studio. We all assumed that actors and film people were wealthy, because of how glamorous they look on screen. Many never got paid and some lost everything. This is changing, as of now. SagAftra struck a deal. It took long enough and we'll never let this happen again. Thank You.

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