Barry Jenkins

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1979-11-19 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

Miami, Florida, USA

Barry Jenkins

Biography

Barry Jenkins (born November 19, 1979) is an American filmmaker. After making his filmmaking debut with the short film My Josephine (2003), he directed his first feature film, Medicine for Melancholy (2008), for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Feature. He is also a creative collaborator and a member of The Chopstars collective. Following an eight-year hiatus from feature filmmaking, Jenkins directed and co-wrote the LGBTQ-themed independent drama Moonlight (2016), which won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Jenkins received an Oscar nomination for Best Director and joint...

Production

2021

The Gaze

as Director

2022

Aftersun

as Producer

2013

2009

A Young Couple

as Director

2003

My Josephine

as Director

2014

The High Five

as Producer

2003

Little Brown Boy

as Director

2025

I Wish You Would

as Executive Producer

2009

Tall Enough

as Director

2016

Moonlight

as Director

2023

Weapons and Their Names

as Associate Producer

2011

Chlorophyl

as Director

2009

One Shot

as Director

2013

King's Gym

as Director

2011

Chlorophyl

as Writer

2003

My Josephine

as Writer

2016

Moonlight

as Screenplay

2023

2011

Remigration

as Writer

2011

Remigration

as Producer

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The Intuitionist

as Director

2021

Neighbors

as Thanks

2016

Reagan

as Thanks

2011

Remigration

as Director

2003

2009

Tall Enough

as Writer

-

Untitled Alvin Ailey Project

as Executive Producer

2024

The Fire Inside

as Producer

2024

2020

Never Rarely Sometimes Always

as Executive Producer

2020

2024

2025

Sorry, Baby

as Producer

-

Preparation for the Next Life

as Executive Producer

-

Night Bloom

as Executive Producer

-

-

Be My Baby

as Director

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