Highlighting Black Intellectuals and Artists Around the World: Barry Jenkins
Join us in celebrating amazing Black intellectuals and artists around the world! Today we are introducing Barry Jenkins, an American filmmaker.
Barry Jenkins is a film director, writer, producer, and screenwriter. In 2016, he won the Academy Award for Best Picture for Moonlight as well as the Golden Globe Award. His screen adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel If Beale Street Could Talk received critical acclaim and won a best-supporting actress award for Regina King at the 2019 89th Academy Awards.