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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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Learn about the life and career of Barry Jenkins, the Oscar-winning director of Moonlight (2016) and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). Find out his influences, collaborators, awards, and upcoming projects.
- Producer, Director, Writer
- November 19, 1979
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. His father was absent from his life, and his mother struggled with ...
- Pat Bauer
Sep 6, 2016 · The director Barry Jenkins at a screening of his movie “Moonlight,” at the Telluride Film Festival last week. Credit... Vivien Killilea/Getty Images. I think there was an element of that. The ...
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- A.O. Scott
Feb 25, 2022 · And it made Barry Jenkins one of the most celebrated young directors out there. He went on to film an adaptation of James Baldwin’s book “ If Beale Street Could Talk ,” as well as the Amazon ...
Mar 23, 2022 · In the content of it. The release of it. The making of it. No matter the shape of my always evolving life, I can’t shake it. Five years on, I’m not sure I want to. There are so many memories ...
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