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Barry Jenkins (born November 19, 1979) is an American filmmaker. After making his filmmaking debut with the short film My Josephine (2003), he directed his first feature film Medicine for Melancholy (2008) for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Feature.
- 2003–present
- Lulu Wang (2018–present)
Barry Jenkins is a producer and director of acclaimed films such as Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk. Learn more about his life, career, and upcoming projects on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
- Producer, Director, Writer
- November 19, 1979
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Sep 6, 2016 · The director Barry Jenkins at a screening of his movie “Moonlight,” at the Telluride Film Festival last week. Vivien Killilea/Getty Images. I think there was an element of that. The movie is...
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May 13, 2024 · Barry Jenkins (born November 19, 1979, Miami, Florida, U.S.) is an American director, writer, and producer who is known for creating lyrical, empathetic films that centre on Black characters. Jenkins grew up in the economically distressed Liberty City neighbourhood of Miami .
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Mar 23, 2022 · Magic and Moonlight: Barry Jenkins Reflects on His Oscar Winner Five Years Later. On the five-year anniversary of his surprise best-picture win, the director remembers the making of his...
Dec 8, 2018 · Two years after his paradigm-shifting Oscar success with Moonlight, the director Barry Jenkins is making a triumphant return with If Beale Street Could Talk, a delicate but devastating adaptation...
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Nov 18, 2016 · Moonlight: Directed by Barry Jenkins. With Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson, Alex R. Hibbert. A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
