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Barry Jenkins (b. 1979)

Birthplace:
Miami, Florida, USA

Born:
November 19, 1979

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.’

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Associate Producer:
2023  Weapons and Their Names

Director:
2003  Little Brown Boy
2003  My Josephine
2008  Medicine for Melancholy
2009  A Young Couple
2009  One Shot
2009  Tall Enough
2011  Chlorophyl
2011  Remigration
2013  King's Gym
2016  Moonlight
2018  If Beale Street Could Talk
2021  The Gaze
2023  Another Young Couple
2023  Weapons and Their Names
2024  Mufasa: The Lion King
????  The Intuitionist
????  Untitled Alvin Ailey Project

Executive Producer:
2003  Little Brown Boy
2003  My Josephine
2008  Medicine for Melancholy
2009  A Young Couple
2009  One Shot
2009  Tall Enough
2011  Chlorophyl
2011  Remigration
2013  King's Gym
2016  Moonlight
2018  If Beale Street Could Talk
2020  Never Rarely Sometimes Always
2021  I Wish You Would
2021  The Gaze
2023  Another Young Couple
2023  Weapons and Their Names
2024  Mufasa: The Lion King
????  The Intuitionist
????  Untitled Alvin Ailey Project

Producer:
2003  Little Brown Boy
2003  My Josephine
2008  Medicine for Melancholy
2009  A Young Couple
2009  One Shot
2009  Tall Enough
2011  Chlorophyl
2011  Remigration
2013  King's Gym
2014  The High Five
2016  Moonlight
2018  If Beale Street Could Talk
2020  Never Rarely Sometimes Always
2021  I Wish You Would
2021  The Gaze
2022  Aftersun
2023  All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
2023  Another Young Couple
2023  Weapons and Their Names
2024  Mufasa: The Lion King
2024  The Fire Inside
????  The Intuitionist
????  Untitled Alvin Ailey Project

Screenplay:
2003  Little Brown Boy
2003  My Josephine
2008  Medicine for Melancholy
2009  A Young Couple
2009  One Shot
2009  Tall Enough
2011  Chlorophyl
2011  Remigration
2013  King's Gym
2014  The High Five
2016  Moonlight
2018  If Beale Street Could Talk
2020  Never Rarely Sometimes Always
2021  I Wish You Would
2021  The Gaze
2022  Aftersun
2023  All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
2023  Another Young Couple
2023  Weapons and Their Names
2024  Mufasa: The Lion King
2024  The Fire Inside
????  The Intuitionist
????  Untitled Alvin Ailey Project

Story:
2003  Little Brown Boy
2003  My Josephine
2008  Medicine for Melancholy
2009  A Young Couple
2009  One Shot
2009  Tall Enough
2011  Chlorophyl
2011  Remigration
2013  King's Gym
2014  The High Five
2016  Moonlight
2018  If Beale Street Could Talk
2020  Charm City Kings
2020  Never Rarely Sometimes Always
2021  I Wish You Would
2021  The Gaze
2022  Aftersun
2023  All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
2023  Another Young Couple
2023  Weapons and Their Names
2024  Mufasa: The Lion King
2024  The Fire Inside
????  The Intuitionist
????  Untitled Alvin Ailey Project

Thanks:
2003  Little Brown Boy
2003  My Josephine
2008  Medicine for Melancholy
2009  A Young Couple
2009  One Shot
2009  Tall Enough
2011  Chlorophyl
2011  Remigration
2013  King's Gym
2013  Sun Don't Shine
2014  The High Five
2016  Moonlight
2018  If Beale Street Could Talk
2020  Charm City Kings
2020  Never Rarely Sometimes Always
2021  I Wish You Would
2021  Neighbors
2021  The Gaze
2022  Aftersun
2023  All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
2023  Another Young Couple
2023  Weapons and Their Names
2024  Mufasa: The Lion King
2024  The Fire Inside
????  The Intuitionist
????  Untitled Alvin Ailey Project

Writer:
2003  Little Brown Boy
2003  My Josephine
2008  Medicine for Melancholy
2009  A Young Couple
2009  One Shot
2009  Tall Enough
2011  Chlorophyl
2011  Remigration
2013  King's Gym
2013  Sun Don't Shine
2014  The High Five
2016  Moonlight
2018  If Beale Street Could Talk
2020  Charm City Kings
2020  Never Rarely Sometimes Always
2021  I Wish You Would
2021  Neighbors
2021  The Gaze
2022  Aftersun
2023  All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
2023  Another Young Couple
2023  Weapons and Their Names
2024  Mufasa: The Lion King
2024  The Fire Inside
????  The Intuitionist
????  Untitled Alvin Ailey Project
????  Untitled Barry Jenkins 'Virunga' Adaptation

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Creator:
2021  The Underground Railroad

Director:
2017  Dear White People
2021  The Underground Railroad

Executive Producer:
2014  True Detective
2017  Dear White People
2021  The Underground Railroad

Teleplay:
2014  True Detective
2017  Dear White People
2021  The Underground Railroad

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