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Barry Jenkins

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American writer and director (born 1979)

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Barry Jenkins 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.

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Jenkins at a Q&A for Medicine for Melancholy at the Northwest Film Forum in 2009Jenkins at a Q&A for Medicine for Melancholy at the Northwest Film Forum in 2009Jenkins at the 2024 Toronto International Film FestivalJenkins at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

Awards 3

2017Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
2017Time 100
2016Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

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Barry Jenkins 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 member of the Chopstars collective as a creative collaborator.

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
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living
Dates
Born 1979 · age 46
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