Barry Jenkins

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film director film producer human screenwriter

Barry Jenkins is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for directing the Academy Award–winning film "Moonlight," acclaimed for its lyrical storytelling and exploration of Black and queer identities.

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Barry Jenkins canonical 25

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
human ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
activeIn contemporary American cinema ⓘ
adapted If Beale Street Could Talk ⓘ
surface form: If Beale Street Could Talk (novel)

The Underground Railroad ⓘ
surface form: The Underground Railroad (novel)
almaMater Florida State University ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture (as director of Moonlight) ⓘ
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama (for Moonlight)

Independent Spirit Award for Best Director ⓘ
basedOnWorkOf James Baldwin ⓘ
collaboratedWith Adele Romanski ⓘ
Brad Pitt ⓘ
Plan B Entertainment ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1979-11-19 ⓘ
directed Dear White People ⓘ
surface form: Dear White People (television series, pilot episode)

If Beale Street Could Talk ⓘ
Medicine for Melancholy ⓘ
Moonlight ⓘ
The Underground Railroad ⓘ
educatedAt Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African Americans
familyName Jenkins ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
independent film ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
givenName Barry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
name Barry Jenkins self-link ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (If Beale Street Could Talk)

Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
notableFor exploration of Black identities ⓘ
exploration of queer identities ⓘ
lyrical visual style ⓘ
notableWork If Beale Street Could Talk ⓘ
Medicine for Melancholy ⓘ
Moonlight ⓘ
The Underground Railroad ⓘ
occupation film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Miami, Florida, United States ⓘ
spouse Lulu Wang ⓘ
wroteScreenplayFor If Beale Street Could Talk ⓘ
Medicine for Melancholy ⓘ
Moonlight ⓘ

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James Baldwin → influenced → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
Andre Holland → hasWorkedWith → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
Moonlight → director → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
Moonlight → screenwriter → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
If Beale Street Could Talk → director → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
subject surface form: If Beale Street Could Talk (film)
Barry Jenkins → name → Barry Jenkins self-link ⓘ
Kevin in Moonlight → creator → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
subject surface form: Kevin (Moonlight)
The Underground Railroad → creator → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
The Underground Railroad → developer → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
The Underground Railroad → director → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
The Underground Railroad → executiveProducer → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
Annapurna Pictures → collaboratedWith → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
KiKi Layne → hasWorkedWith → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
Adele Romanski → foundedByTogetherWith → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
Adele Romanski → notableCollaboration → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
Nat Sanders → collaboratedWith → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
Jharrel Jerome → hasNotableCollaboration → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
James Laxton → collaboratedWith → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
Medicine for Melancholy → director → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
Medicine for Melancholy → writer → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
Lulu Wang → spouse → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
Lulu Wang → partner → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
Nicholas Britell → collaboratedWith → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
Juan in Moonlight → filmDirectorOfWork → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
subject surface form: Juan (Moonlight)
Juan in Moonlight → createdBy → Barry Jenkins ⓘ
subject surface form: Juan (Moonlight)