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Sometimes, how you ingest this idea of masculinity as projected onto you by the world could be the difference of life and death.Barry Jenkins
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A month alone would make me so happy. Not good for my dating prospects.Barry Jenkins
3 Quotes & Sayings By Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins is a filmmaker. He won a screenwriting Oscar for "Moonlight," a drama about a young man's struggle with his identity. He was also nominated for best director. His other credits include "Medicine for Melancholy," a short film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009 and was later screened at Cannes, where it won the Grand Prix
In 2015, he became the first black American to win the Academy Award for best director for "Moonlight." His debut feature, "Medicine for Melancholy," starring Ahna O'Reilly, was released in 2009.