Merawi Gerima

Residue (2020)

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. ...

Edge of Red (2019)

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 identity as ...

The Ville (2018)

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. ...

The Dust Trail (2017)

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

Ale Libre (2017)

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 holes in t ...

Iman and the Light Warriors (2017)

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. ...

They Charge for the Sun (2016)

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. ...

Lark (2016)

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

Heart (2016)

Lifeline (2015)

Fire Under the Leaves (2014)

They Can Do No Wrong (2011)

Fire Under the Leaves (2014)

They Can Do No Wrong (2011)