Barry Jenkins

Barry Jenkins

Born: November 19, 1979
in Miami, Florida, USA
Barry Jenkins is an award-winning writer and director based in San Francisco. He is best known for writing and directing the 2016 film Moonlight, which won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The website ‘They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?’ lists Moonlight as the 22nd most acclaimed film of the 21st century. In 2022, Sight and Sound crowned Moonlight the 60th greatest film of all time based on responses from 1,639 critics. His following film, ‘If Beale Street Could Talk,’ was also met with critical acclaim and was nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one. His feature film debut, Medicine for Melancholy, was released in theaters by IFC Films and hailed as one of the best films of 2009 by A.O. Scott of The New York Times. Filmmaker also named Jenkins one of their “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” Other projects include the shorts Tall Enough and A Young Couple, and the television series ‘The Underground Railroad.’

Movies for Barry Jenkins...

Another Young Couple
Title: Another Young Couple
Released: February 14, 2023
Type: Movie
Another Young Couple — borne out of a camera test for If Beale Street Could Talk, James and I asked my friends Essence and Jihaari, newly transplanted to LA to allow us into their home for an afternoon tea about their lives and loves, apart and together. We were migrating to the Alexa 65 for Beale Street and wanted to see for ourselves how that large-format sensor would affect intimate portraiture within lived spaces… in particular the faces and spaces of Black folk.
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Title: Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Character: Self
Released: October 13, 2018
Type: TV
A unique portrait of how art and activism for black people in film are indivisible from race and cinema.
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Barry Jenkins' Criterion Closet Visit
Title: Barry Jenkins' Criterion Closet Visit
Character: Himself
Released: January 24, 2017
Type: Movie
Auteur film director icon visits the Criterion Closet. But there is "too much good shit" what will he do?
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Title: Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character: Self
Released: August 2, 2015
Type: TV
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
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Title: Trailblazer Honors
Character: Speaker
Released: June 27, 2014
Type: TV
One-hour annual event that celebrates leaders at the forefront of LGBTQ equality.
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Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the Multiverse
Title: Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the Multiverse
Character: Star King Zorzdon Pxxa
Released: April 13, 2013
Type: Movie
'Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the Multiverse' is the true story behind the notorious Miami face-eating cannibal and how the Miami Heat won the NBA title in 2012 despite one of their star players being an interstellar prince who was called away to do battle with evil foes bent on finally making the Internet completely useless.
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Title: The Daily Show
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 1996
Type: TV
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.