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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.
Barry Jenkins
Director
for Director in Unforgettable: The Nat King Cole Story
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"Unforgettable: The Nat King Cole Story" is an inspiring biographical film that delves into the remarkable life and career of the iconic jazz and pop singer, Nat King Cole. Set against the backdrop of the racially segregated United States in the mid-20th century, the film chronicles Cole's journey from a young boy growing up in Chicago to becoming one of the most celebrated and influential musicians in the world. Audiences will be taken on a rollercoaster ride through the highs and lows of his life, as he tirelessly pursued his dreams and broke down racial barriers along the way. The film explores Nat's early struggles as he faced discrimination and racism, both personally and professionally, yet never wavered in his commitment to his music. It captures his transformative move to Los Angeles, where he would find his unique voice and become a groundbreaking artist who blended jazz and pop in a way that captivated audiences of all backgrounds.
