The Coming-of-Age Movie That Broke the Mold

Take a look at the lineup at the Sundance Film Festival each year and it’s possible one out of every three films you read about will be a coming-of-age story. It’s a venerable genre for a reason, and an especially appealing one for the kind of up-and-coming filmmakers who arrive at Sundance; after all, when you’re just starting your career, a coming-of-age story is the one you probably know how to tell best. But few coming-of-age Sundance movies look, sound, or feel like Pariah, the 2011 film from Dee Rees based on her own short film, and closely based on… Read Full Article