RESIDUE – a newly released film from local director Merawi Gerima – chronicles aspiring filmmaker Jay, who returns to his native Washington, D.C., to find his old neighborhood 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.
DCist.com hosted a conversation about the film and the effects of gentrification in D.C., led by WAMU reporter Jenny Gathright. Here's the recorded discussion with director of RESIDUE Merawi Gerima, plus Obi Nwachukwu and Dennis D. Lindsey, who play Jay Delonte in the film.
