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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.
May 27, 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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Dec 12, 2016 · Director Barry Jenkins Steps into the Spotlight. How an indie film director turned his childhood into the year's most critically celebrated movie.
Sep 27, 2019 · Balancing the beauty of the director’s visual style with the brutality of his candid storytelling, the filmmaker understands the intricacies of aesthetic judgement. But the gorgeousness of the camera movements never deflects the reality of the story.
Their filmmaking style developed after they met in college at Florida State University. “I started talking about this movie 17 years ago when I first met Barry,” Laxton tells TIME.
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Feb 25, 2022 · “Moonlight” won Best Picture at the Oscars, and a host of other awards. And it made Barry Jenkins one of the most celebrated young directors out there.