Directing
Merawi Gerima
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Merawi Gerima, is a filmmaker from Washington DC. This origin informs his work and his community-centered orientation. "Residue", his first feature, was a total communal endeavor, made possible primarily by the effort of the people it attempts to portray. At the very least, it is an archive of their existence which stands in defiance of their attempted erasure by gentrification.
Acting credits
NRA successful but embattled Black entrepreneur, Leo Marks, turns to violence against perceived traitors in his media company as his control slips, culminating in a tragic showdown that explores themes of power, betrayal, and legacy.
Moodswing Whiskey
2026
NRTristan and Malik, two brothers who are five years apart, must face the cruel reality of their relationship after the unexpected death of their father.
Before You Fade Away Into Nothing
2025
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.
Secret City Bluz
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They Can Do No Wrong
2011
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Fire Under the Leaves
2014
Behind the camera
A solitary woman that lives in a nursing home faces the now demented man that decades ago broke her heart.
Broken
2017
5.6A 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.
Residue
2020
5.6A 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.
Residue
2020
5.6A 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.
Residue
2020
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Riot
2015
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Riot
2015
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Lifeline
2015
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Lifeline
2015
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Heart
2016
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Heart
2016
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They Can Do No Wrong
2011
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They Can Do No Wrong
2011
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Fire Under the Leaves
2014
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Fire Under the Leaves
2014