‘Pariah’ Review: An Important and Untold Story of Identity
'Pariah' tells a powerful, mesmerizing, and unflinchingly honest story of identity.

Ursula McManus, a prostitute trying to escape her drug addict pimp Maddox, has an opportunity for a second chance at life when she receives an anonymous letter urging her to travel to Vancouver Canada to Marcoux Inc, a world renowned fashion house simultaneously with the brutal attack of their CEO, Mina Marcoux who remains on life support. Ursula encounters Blair Jennings, a naive aspiring male model headed to Marcoux Inc as a finalist in their model competition. A closer look reveals two individuals running from their past. While Blair's mission is to put his past behind him in search of a fresh new start, Ursula's past begins to unravel linking the two of them together to face the biggest scandal the fashion world has ever seen that if revealed could ruin the future of Marcoux and everyone around them.
'Pariah' tells a powerful, mesmerizing, and unflinchingly honest story of identity.
Carolina Caroline follows Caroline (Samara Weaving), a bored young woman dreaming of escaping a small Texas town where nothing ever happens. When she meets Oliver (Kyle Gallner) at her workplace while he is conning the owner, she sees her perfect opportunity to get out. Their whirlwind romance strongly echoes Bonnie and Clyde, as the two quickly embark on a bank-robbing spree.
“There’s always something you can do…to make people feel like they’re welcome”
The tale of two friends spans three films and gives wonderful representation for young girls everywhere.
It’s fun, it’s energetic, but it’s also understated and vicarial. Zola is a modern black fairytale and future of black movies.