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Barry Jenkins(III)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Barry Jenkins
Director / Producer Barry Jenkins talks to IMDb and reveals why a moment on a Q&A panel with Brad Pitt was a life changing experience.
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Barry Jenkins was born on 19 November 1979 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is a producer and director, known for If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Moonlight (2016) and Aftersun - päivämme auringossa (2022).
BornNovember 19, 1979
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BornNovember 19, 1979
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 103 wins & 153 nominations total

'Beale' Stars Were Eager to Work With Barry Jenkins

'Beale' Stars Were Eager to Work With Barry Jenkins

If Beale Street Could Talk stars Stephan James, Regina King, KiKi Layne, and more discuss what it was like to collaborate with director Barry Jenkins and why they were so eager to join the project.
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Barry Jenkins, The Kid Mero, and Desus Nice in Ketchup & Oysters (2021)
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Mahershala Ali and Barry Jenkins in Moonlight (2016)
Katie Holmes and Barry Jenkins in Moonlight (2016)
Frankie Corio, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Charlotte Wells, Blair McClendon, and Paul Mescal at an event for Aftersun - päivämme auringossa (2022)
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Barry Jenkins at an event for Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
Barry Jenkins at an event for Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
Regina Hall and Barry Jenkins at an event for 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards (2022)
Barry Jenkins

Known for

Stephan James and KiKi Layne in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
If Beale Street Could Talk
7.1
  • Producer(produced by, p.g.a.)
  • 2018
Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders, and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight
7.4
  • Director
  • 2016
Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal in Aftersun - päivämme auringossa (2022)
Aftersun - päivämme auringossa
7.7
  • Producer
  • 2022
Wyatt Cenac and Tracey Heggins in Medicine for Melancholy (2008)
Medicine for Melancholy
6.6
  • Director
  • 2008

Credits

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Producer

  • Flint Strong
    • producer
    • Post-production
  • Weapons and Their Names (2023)
    Weapons and Their Names
    • associate producer
    • Short
    • 2023
  • All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023)
    All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
    • producer
    • 2023
  • Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal in Aftersun - päivämme auringossa (2022)
    Aftersun - päivämme auringossa
    • producer
    • 2022
  • The Underground Railroad (2021)
    The Underground Railroad
    • executive producer (showrunner)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Cuyler Ballenger in I Wish You Would (2020)
    I Wish You Would
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Sidney Flanigan in Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)
    Never Rarely Sometimes Always
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Jonathan Majors and Jimmie Fails in The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
    The Last Black Man in San Francisco
    • associate producer: Kickstarter
    • 2019
  • Stephan James and KiKi Layne in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    If Beale Street Could Talk
    • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
    • 2018
  • Inside Voices (2014)
    Inside Voices
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • 30 for 30 Shorts (2012)
    30 for 30 Shorts
    • co-producer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • The High Five (2014)
    The High Five
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)
    True Detective
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Futurestates (2010)
    Futurestates
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011

Director

  • Mufasa: The Lion King
    • Director
    • Pre-production
    • 2024
  • The Underground Railroad (2021)
    The Underground Railroad
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • The Gaze (2021)
    The Gaze
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Stephan James and KiKi Layne in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    If Beale Street Could Talk
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Dear White People (2017)
    Dear White People
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders, and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Moonlight
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Jack Amiel, Michael Angarano, Michael Begler, David Fierro, Eric Johnson, Clive Owen, Molly Price, Reg Rogers, Perry Yung, Juliet Rylance, Eve Hewson, Zuzanna Szadkowski, André Holland, Maya Kazan, Leila Jean Davis, Melissa O'Donnell, Ying Ying Li, and Morgan Assante in The Knick (2014)
    The Knick
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • King's Gym (2012)
    King's Gym
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Chlorophyl (2011)
    Chlorophyl
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Futurestates (2010)
    Futurestates
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Rose Ganguzza, Barry Jenkins, Crystal Cotton, Chadd Harbold, Adam Newport-Berra, Stephen Lin, Bryan Gaynor, and Dan Berk in Tall Enough (2009)
    Tall Enough
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2009
  • A Young Couple (2009)
    A Young Couple
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Wyatt Cenac and Tracey Heggins in Medicine for Melancholy (2008)
    Medicine for Melancholy
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Little Brown Boy (2003)
    Little Brown Boy
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2003
  • Basel Hamdan and Saba Shariat in My Josephine (2003)
    My Josephine
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2003

Writer

  • Flint Strong
    • Writer
    • Post-production
  • The Underground Railroad (2021)
    The Underground Railroad
    • teleplay
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Twelve (2020)
    Twelve
    • story by
    • 2020
  • Stephan James and KiKi Layne in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    If Beale Street Could Talk
    • written for the screen by
    • 2018
  • ESPN 30 for 30: Bump, Spike
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders, and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Moonlight
    • screenplay by
    • 2016
  • Jack Amiel, Michael Angarano, Michael Begler, David Fierro, Eric Johnson, Clive Owen, Molly Price, Reg Rogers, Perry Yung, Juliet Rylance, Eve Hewson, Zuzanna Szadkowski, André Holland, Maya Kazan, Leila Jean Davis, Melissa O'Donnell, Ying Ying Li, and Morgan Assante in The Knick (2014)
    The Knick
    • story
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Chlorophyl (2011)
    Chlorophyl
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Futurestates (2010)
    Futurestates
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Rose Ganguzza, Barry Jenkins, Crystal Cotton, Chadd Harbold, Adam Newport-Berra, Stephen Lin, Bryan Gaynor, and Dan Berk in Tall Enough (2009)
    Tall Enough
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2009
  • A Young Couple (2009)
    A Young Couple
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Wyatt Cenac and Tracey Heggins in Medicine for Melancholy (2008)
    Medicine for Melancholy
    • written by
    • 2008
  • Little Brown Boy (2003)
    Little Brown Boy
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2003
  • Basel Hamdan and Saba Shariat in My Josephine (2003)
    My Josephine
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2003
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Barry Jenkins on the Credit That Changed His Life
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Barry Jenkins on the Credit That Changed His Life
Barry Jenkins | Director Supercut
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Barry Jenkins | Director Supercut
Medicine for Melancholy
Trailer 2:03
Medicine for Melancholy
Most Empowering Oscar Speeches
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Most Empowering Oscar Speeches
Best Mountie-Hat Moments From Toronto 2018
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Best Mountie-Hat Moments From Toronto 2018
Barry Jenkins' 'Beale Street' Stars Were Eager to Work With Him
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Barry Jenkins' 'Beale Street' Stars Were Eager to Work With Him
5 TIFF Films That Could Be Oscar Contenders
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5 TIFF Films That Could Be Oscar Contenders

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.70 m
  • Born
    • November 19, 1979
    • Miami, Florida, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    When he first got into film, his passion was for French and Asian New Wave cinema. He would always head straight for the Foreign Films section of his local Blockbuster and devour all he could afford. After he espied a photo of Quentin Tarantino on the VHS jacket for Chungking Express (1994) his curiosity was immediately piqued, and once he saw that movie he knew that he had to become a filmmaker.
  • Quotes
    [Moonlight (2016) playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney] and I are this kid. We are Chiron. And you don't think that kid grows up to be nominated for eight Academy Awards. It's not a dream he's allowed to have. I still feel that way. I didn't think this was possible. But now I look at other people looking at me and if I didn't think it was possible, how are they going to? But now it's happened. So what I think of possibility, let's take it off the table. The thing has happened. [Feb.2017]

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