Let's Talk 'Residue' and Gentrification

<p>Today's episode is about <em>Residue</em>, the impressionistic debut from Merawi Gerima. </p><br><p>The award-winning film, which just premiered on Netflix, follows Jay, a young filmmaker who returns from Los Angeles to his hometown of Washington, DC and finds that white people are taking over his neighborhood, disrespecting the Black residents they're pushing out.</p><br><p>We talk about the challenging pace of the movie, its unconventional use of offscreen voices, and its complicated presentation of Jay's motivations. </p><br><p>Keith and Aaron also talk about their experiences with gentrification in Memphis, and Tim discusses his white interloping.</p><br><p>We almost talked about <em>Cuties</em> this episode and decided to do <em>Residue</em> instead. You're welcome, everybody.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>