Pariah WINNER of the Independent Spirit Awards Best Feature Made under 500K and better known as the John Cassavetes Award. Filmmakers Dee Rees (Writer, Director) and Nekisa Cooper (producer) chat with Tia Bar on the Spirit Awards Red Carpet just before the Winning announcement.br PLOT:A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.