Residue
(Residue)

Merawi Gerima’s first feature, Residue, chronicles aspiring filmmaker Jay (Obinna Nwachukwu) who returns to his native Washington DC to find his old neighborhood is gentrified beyond recognition. Dealing with alienation from his friends, troubled by the disappearance of a loved one and unsure of his place in this new community, Jay confronts issues of identity, isolation and loss on a tumultuous personal journey.