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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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May 13, 2024 · Barry Jenkins, American director, writer, and producer who was known for creating lyrical, empathetic films that center on Black characters. His best-known movie, Moonlight, won the Oscar for best picture and for screenplay.
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Sep 6, 2016 · Told in three chapters, divided among three lead actors, “Moonlight” is about Chiron, a young man growing up, as Mr. Jenkins did, in a poor section of Miami.
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- A.O. Scott
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...
Mar 23, 2022 · 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 masterpiece. By...
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.
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