A young 44^th president-in-the-making is portrayed in Barry, a Netflix original that debuted in mid-December. Barry is set in fall of 1981, when the future president arrives in New York for his junior year at Columbia University. Barack Obama, played by Devon Terrell, struggles with questions of identity and where to call home. When asked where he is from, he responds with a mix of answers such as Indonesia, California, and Honolulu, and that his father is from Kenya. He repeats that he thinks he fits in nowhere. Barry demonstrates the ignorance of some white students in the ‘80’s with scenes from discussions in Obama’s classes. Obama also points out how he is the only black student in four of his five classes. Although the movie touches on some injustices faced by African-Americans at the time, like being harassed by campus security and neighbors, Barry had a lot of potential to better educate viewers on the struggles of race in education, yet focused more on the story of identity. Ironically, multiple times in the film Obama expresses his dislike for politics and distrust in president Ronald Reagan. Because the story focuses more on Obama’s pre-president college life, there is not much emphasis on the thought of him pursuing the presidency. Overall, the film Barry portrays a smart, young Barack Obama learning about himself, his identity, and his place in America.