'How Power Looks' — MiamisFF Review
Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.
Odd Girl Out (2005)
A mother and her daughter confront the intimidation of teen peer pressure and the emotionally brutalizing social rituals of high school.
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A mother and her daughter confront the intimidation of teen peer pressure and the emotionally brutalizing social rituals of high school.
Rating:
Genre:Drama, Family, TV Movie
Directed By:Tom McLoughlin
Written By:
In Theaters:4/4/2005
Box Office:
Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Barnholtz Entertainment, Jaffe/Braunstein Films, Orly Adelson Productions, Lifetime, Granada America
Cast
Tom McLoughlin
Director
Tom McLoughlin
Director
Alexa PenaVega
Vanessa
Lisa Vidal
Barbare
Leah Pipes
Stacey
Elizabeth Rice
Nikki
Alicia Morton
Tiffany
Shari Dyon Perry
Emily
Rhoda Griffis
Denise Larson
Nancy McLoughlin
Ms. Donnely
Margo Moorer
Principal Jessup
Chad Biagini
Tony
Joey Nappo
Ezra
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