Movies: Merawi Gerima

A young filmmaker returns home after many years away, to write a script about his childhood, only to find his neighborhood unrecognizable and his childhood friends scattered to the wind....

In a dystopian future where people live nocturnally to avoid the harmful rays of the sun, a young black girl unravels the lie that has kept her and her sister in the dark....

Tristan and Malik, two brothers who are five years apart, must face the cruel reality of their relationship after the unexpected death of their father....

A desensitized immigration officer gets a case that forces him to reconcile with his humanity....

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Through the spirit of an ancestor, a woman finds her way back to the source of her joy. On her journey, she discovers the importance of passing tradition forward....

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Edge of Red is an interdisciplinary, non-linear, narrative and dance short film that follows Leaf, a curious yet impressionable 6-year-old girl, on her journey through joy, sadness, confusion and enlightenment as she tries to make sense of her identi...

Alejandra is a criminalized organizer fighting against abortion restrictions and mass incarceration, but she is also facing deportation, leading to the biggest battle of her life. As her court case draws near, she reckons with a past mistake and hole...

A recovering junkie contemplates having an abortion while seeking help from her estranged father....

A solitary woman that lives in a nursing home faces the now demented man that decades ago broke her heart....

Iman and The Light Warriors is a magical realism story about the power of pure love and a community banding together to empower a young king through emotional intelligence....

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The story is focused around Washington Dc in the life of three young African American childhood friends, as they deal with their friendship, relationships and social predicaments in the span of a long weekend....