Barry
Before he was Barack, he was Barry
An introspective coming-of-age portrait of a young man navigating identity, belonging, and self-discovery amid the cultural and racial complexities of 1980s New York.
A young Barack Obama forges his identity while dealing with race, divergent cultures and ordinary life as a New York City college student.
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