Barry Jenkins

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1979-11-19 (45 years old)

Place of Birth Miami, Florida, USA

Barry Jenkins

Biography

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

Director

The Intuitionist

as Director

2024
2023
2021
The Gaze

as Director

2021
2017
Dear White People

as Director

2016
Moonlight

as Director

2013
King's Gym

as Director

2011
Chlorophyl

as Director

2011
Remigration

as Director

2009
2009
A Young Couple

as Director

2009
Tall Enough

as Director

2009
One Shot

as Director

2003
My Josephine

as Director

2003
Little Brown Boy

as Director

Writer

2024
The Fire Inside

as Writer

2021
2020
2018
2016
Moonlight

as Screenplay

2011
Chlorophyl

as Writer

2011
Remigration

as Writer

2009
Tall Enough

as Writer

2003
My Josephine

as Writer

2003

Producer

Untitled Alvin Ailey Project

as Executive Producer

2024
The Fire Inside

as Producer

2023
Weapons and Their Names

as Associate Producer

2022
Aftersun

as Producer

2021
I Wish You Would

as Executive Producer

2021
The Underground Railroad

as Executive Producer

2020
Never Rarely Sometimes Always

as Executive Producer

2014
The High Five

as Producer

2014
True Detective

as Executive Producer

2011
Remigration

as Producer

Crew

2021
Neighbors

as Thanks

2016
Reagan

as Thanks

2013
Sun Don't Shine

as Thanks

Creator