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Moonlight
Why this pick
Its three-part coming-of-age form shares Pariah’s intimate attention to a young Black person testing identity against family pressure, friendship, and the need to be seen without compromise.
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MOVIE2011 1h 26m USA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Alike is a 17-year-old African-American girl who hangs out at clubs with her openly lesbian friend Laura. Alike slowly and firmly comes to terms with her own identity as a butch lesbian, comfortable in baggy clothes and male underwear. Her mother Audrey approves of neither her clothes nor her friendship with Laura. Harboring growing suspicions about Alike's sexuality, Audrey forces her to wear feminine clothing and tries to stem any influence from Laura by pushing Alike to instead make friends with Bina, a young girl from her church. Alike has a better relationship with her father Arthur, who is a police detective.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Pernell Walker
Laura
Kim Wayans
Audrey
Charles Parnell
Arthur
Sahra Mellesse
Sharonda
Rob Morgan
Sock
Shamika Cotton
Candace
Zabryna Guevara
Mrs. Alvarado
Afton Williamson
Mika