Queer Cinema Club #12: Pariah

With the participation of Image+Nation and MUBI Canada

Poster creation: Niti Mueth

Pariah, directed by Dee Rees, was an easy choice for QCCMTL. It highlights a perspective too rarely seen in cinema: that of a young Black lesbian striving to assert herself in a world that doesn’t always make space for her. We follow Alike, a 17-year-old navigating between her queer world and the pressures of her conservative family. With stunning cinematography and deeply moving performances, Pariah is a powerful, luminous, and unforgettable film. By exploring themes of intersectionality, self-acceptance, and the search for freedom, it opens the door to meaningful and necessary conversations about our own journeys.