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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 jointly won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay with Tarell Alvin McCraney. He became the fourth Black person nominated for Best Director and the second to direct a Best Picture winner. He released his third directorial feature If Beale Street Could Talk 2018, to critical praise and earned nominations for his screenplay at the Academy Awards and Golden Globes. He is also known for his work in television. In 2017, Jenkins directed "Chapter V" of the Netflix series Dear White People. In 2021, he created and directed the Amazon Video limited series The Underground Railroad, based on the novel of the same name. The series received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie nomination and won a Peabody Award. In 2017, Jenkins was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Jenkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born in Leeds, Richard Turner’s prodigious musical talent emerges early, leading him through the halls of Allerton Grange School and into the prestigious Leeds College of Music and Royal Academy of Music. Against the backdrop of Britain’s vibrant yet unforgiving jazz scene, Richard forms Round Trip, a contemporary jazz quartet that redefines boundaries, while also performing with indie-pop sensations Friendly Fires. As a perfectionist, Richard’s passion for jazz becomes both his driving force and an unrelenting challenge. Battling self-doubt, creative pressures, and the complexities of carving out a career in music, he pushes the limits of his craft, earning admiration from peers and audiences alike. In the summer of 2011, at just 27, Richard’s life is tragically cut short by a sudden aortic aneurysm while swimming, leaving behind a heartbroken family, collaborators, and a burgeoning legacy. But his story doesn’t end there. Through the establishment of the Richard Turner Jazz Fund, his influence continues to support the dreams of young jazz musicians, ensuring his music and ethos live on.
