PARIAH Star Adepero Oduye's Directorial Debut Set to Premiere This Weekend in NYC

Ever since her breakout performance in Pariah (2011), I've kept one eye on Adepero Oduye. Okay, I didn't love Lifetime TV's completely useless remake of Steel Magnolias, in which she starred, and her long-grieving performance in 12 Years a Slave didn't really allow her to explore the nuance of more complex characters in which she excels. However, I know with the right role Oduye can deliver an absolutely heartbreaking performance.

But first, the actress is trying her hand at acting and directing with BREAKING IN, a topical new narrative short film that's debuting at the Brooklyn Girl Film Festival in New York City Saturday, March 28.

I only heard about this project earlier today on Twitter when the actress tweeted the following:

Excited! "breaking in", a short film i directed+wrote, will screen this wknd @ the Brooklyn Girl Film Festival. http://t.co/JNsbjJwaOU
— adepero oduye (@adeperoOduye) March 24, 2015

From the festival website, I was able to gather this very brief synopsis:

One afternoon in Sunset Park, another black boy gets broken in by the NYPD.

So it sounds like the film explores the socio-political narrative of racial profiling and the police that has become a hot-button topic of conversation among millenials and political experts alike. I'm looking forward to it.

I'll keep you updated on this project as I learn more.