| A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 27, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Dee Rees |
| Writer: | Dee Rees |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | identity, coming of age, female homosexuality, dyje, teenage sexuality, lgbt, lgbt teen, woman director, black lgbt, lesbian, teenager |
| Production Companies | Sundial Pictures, NorthStar Pictures, Aid + Abet |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $769,552
Budget: $500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Adepero Oduye | Alike |
| Pernell Walker | Laura |
| Aasha Davis | Bina |
| Charles Parnell | Arthur |
| Sahra Mellesse | Sharonda |
| Kim Wayans | Audrey |
| Shamika Cotton | Candace |
| Raymond Anthony Thomas | Mack |
| Afton Williamson | Mika |
| Zabryna Guevara | Mrs. Alvarado |
| Kim Sykes | Mrs. Singletary |
| Rob Morgan | Sock |
| Nina Daniels | Gina (AKA Butch Woman) |
| Jeremie Harris | Bina's Boyfriend |
| Chanté Lewis | Fast Girl #1 |
| Olithea Anglin | Fast Girl #2 |
| Joey Auzenne | Math Teacher |
| Jason DarkChocolate Dyer | Cute Boy |
| Loren Lillian | Laura's Girl |
| Kymbali Craig | Pier Girl #1 |
| Alaina Dunn | Pier Girl #2 |
| Andrea Smith | Pier Girl #3 |
| Ozzie Stewart | Laura's Mother |
| Natalie Carter | Rowdy Co-Worker #1 |
| Donei Hall | Rowdy Co-Worker #2 |
| Tamar-kali | Tamar-kali |
| Thom Loubet | Guitarist |
| Jerome Jordan | Guitarist |
| Mark Robohm | Drummer |
| Jeremiah Hosea | Bass |
| Maine Anders | Go Go Dancer |
| Stephanie Andujar | Pier Girl (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sara K. White | Art Direction |
| Eyde Belasco | Casting |
| Mako Kamitsuna | Editor |
| Isaac McGuire | Line Producer |
| Eniola Dawodu | Costume Design |
| Emmanuelle Hoessly | Assistant Property Master |
| Tamar-kali | Original Music Composer |
| Dee Rees | Writer, Director |
| Bradford Young | Director of Photography |
| Inbal Weinberg | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ann Bradley | Executive Producer |
| Nekisa Cooper | Producer |
| Stefan Nowicki | Executive Producer |
| Sam Martin | Executive Producer |
| Douglas Eisenberg | Executive Producer |
| Benjamin Weber | Executive Producer |
| Matthew J. Simon | Executive Producer |
| Judith Helfand | Executive Producer |
| Susan Lewis | Executive Producer |
| Wendy Ettinger | Executive Producer |
| Jeanine Mclean | Executive Producer |
| Spike Lee | Executive Producer |
| Julie Parker Benello | Executive Producer |
| Mary Jane Skalski | Executive Producer |
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