Pariah is a 2011 English-language Drama motion picture written and directed by Dee Rees and produced by Nekisa Cooper. A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression. Pariah stars Adepero Oduye in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Kim Wayans, Aasha Davis, Pernell Walker, Charles Parnell, Sahra Mellesse and Shamika Cotton. Cinematography was done by Bradford Young. The motion picture has a running time of 86 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The film made a box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Focus Features. At the 2011 Sundance Film Festival It won an award for Dramatic.