Director

Barry Jenkins

1979

Who they are

Born: 19 November 1979, Miami, Florida, USA
Known for: Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, Medicine for Melancholy

Barry Jenkins is an American director and screenwriter from Miami. He is best known for Moonlight, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and for the James Baldwin adaptation If Beale Street Could Talk. His intimate, visually lyrical films center on Black American lives, and he also works in television.

Where to start

Moonlight (2016)Full guide
His breakthrough drama won the Best Picture Oscar and earned him a shared Best Adapted Screenplay win.
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)In the library
Adaptation of James Baldwin's novel that confirmed his style and earned an Oscar screenplay nomination.
Medicine for Melancholy (2009)Log in to add it to the library
His debut feature, a low-budget San Francisco romance that announced his voice.
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)Log in to add it to the library
His first big-studio animated blockbuster, showing his move into large-scale filmmaking.
My Josephine (2003)Log in to add it to the library
His first short film, marking the start of his directing career.

Their films in the library

Awards

2016 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Moonlight, shared with Tarell Alvin McCraney)
2016 Academy Award for Best Picture (Moonlight)
2016 Academy Award nomination for Best Director (Moonlight)
2018 Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay (If Beale Street Could Talk)

The full list · 15

2003My JosephineLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2003Little Brown BoyLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2009Medicine for MelancholyLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2009A Young CoupleLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2009Tall EnoughLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2009One ShotLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2011ChlorophylLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2011RemigrationLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2013Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the MultiverseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Star King Zorzdon Pxxa
2013King's GymLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2016MoonlightLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2018If Beale Street Could TalkLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2021The GazeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2023Another Young CoupleLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor
2024Mufasa: The Lion KingLog in to add it to the libraryDirector

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.