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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.
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.
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May 27, 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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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.
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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
3 days ago · Barry Jenkins’ 10-episode limited series “The Underground Railroad” is a modern masterpiece. Many said as much when it first debuted, back in May 2021, and many more have discovered its incomparable beauty, power, and grace in the years since.
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...
