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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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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If Beale Street Could Talk → director → Barry Jenkins ⓘ

subject surface form: If Beale Street Could Talk (film)

Moonlight → director → Barry Jenkins ⓘ

Andre Holland → hasWorkedWith → Barry Jenkins ⓘ

James Baldwin → influenced → Barry Jenkins ⓘ

Barry Jenkins → name → Barry Jenkins self-link ⓘ

Moonlight → screenwriter → Barry Jenkins ⓘ