About

Known credits:
48
Birthday:
1979-11-19
Place of birth:
Miami, Florida, USA
Website:
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Barry Jenkins

Overview

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.’

Known for

Acting
2023 Another Young Couple Actor N/A
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2019 If Beale Street Could Talk: Poetry in Motion Actor 60
Fair
2018 Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' Actor Self 69
Fair
2017 Barry Jenkins' Criterion Closet Visit Actor Himself N/A
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2013 Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the Multiverse Actor Star King Zorzdon Pxxa 59
Average

Directing
2024 Mufasa: The Lion King Directing Director N/A
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2023 Another Young Couple Directing Director N/A
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2021 The Gaze Directing Director 59
Average
2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Directing Director 66
Fair
2016 Moonlight Directing Director 72
Good
2013 King's Gym Directing Director N/A
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2011 Chlorophyl Directing Director 59
Average
2011 Remigration Directing Director N/A
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2009 Tall Enough Directing Director 59
Average
2009 A Young Couple Directing Director 59
Average
2009 One Shot Directing Director N/A
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2009 Medicine for Melancholy Directing Director 59
Average
2003 Little Brown Boy Directing Director 59
Average
2003 My Josephine Directing Director 59
Average
The Intuitionist Directing Director N/A
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Untitled Alvin Ailey Project Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 The Fire Inside Writing Writer N/A
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2020 Charm City Kings Writing Story 68
Fair
2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Writing Screenplay 66
Fair
2016 Moonlight Writing Screenplay 72
Good
2011 Chlorophyl Writing Writer 59
Average
2011 Remigration Writing Writer N/A
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2009 Tall Enough Writing Writer 59
Average
2009 Medicine for Melancholy Writing Writer 59
Average
2003 Little Brown Boy Writing Writer 59
Average
2003 My Josephine Writing Writer 59
Average
Untitled Barry Jenkins 'Virunga' Adaptation Writing Writer N/A
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The Intuitionist Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2024 The Fire Inside Production Producer N/A
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2023 All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Production Producer 59
Average
2023 Weapons and Their Names Production Associate Producer N/A
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2022 Aftersun Production Producer 72
Good
2021 The Underground Railroad Production Executive Producer 72
Good
2021 I Wish You Would Production Executive Producer N/A
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2020 Never Rarely Sometimes Always Production Executive Producer 65
Fair
2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Production Producer 66
Fair
2014 The High Five Production Producer 59
Average
2014 True Detective Production Executive Producer 82
Very good
2011 Remigration Production Producer N/A
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Untitled Alvin Ailey Project Production Executive Producer N/A
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Crew
2021 Neighbors Crew Thanks N/A
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2016 Reagan Crew Thanks N/A
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2013 Sun Don't Shine Crew Thanks 58
Average