Barry

Long before he sought the presidency in Washington, D.C., he was a college kid in New York in search of himself. Watch trailers & learn more.

Vikram Gandhi directed this biopic about Barack Obama (Devon Terrell), which focuses on his life as a student at Columbia University in 1981 New York City. There, the future president (then known as Barry) struggles to figure out his identity as he moves between various different communities and social circles. Anya Taylor-Joy, Ashley Judd, Jason Mitchell, and Ellar Coltrane co-star.

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