Moonlight director Barry Jenkins: ‘I wondered if a straight person could tell this story’ 

The casting of Trevante Rhodes as the adult Chiron was brilliant. It made perfect sense that Chiron would transform himself into a buffed up, grilled hypermasculine man after what he had been through. It's a case study in sexuality, social expectations, gender performance, denial and overcompensation. I liken it much to De Niro's transformation at the end of Raging Bull. Sometimes a character's physical change says more than any choice in performance, set decoration, sound or visual design ever could.

Barry Jenkins is so captivating when he opens his mouth. He just radiates charisma.

Barry Jenkins is brilliant and talented, he sometimes repeats himself but whenever he speak you feel like listening to him over and over again.

This movie allows you to place yourself in his shoes, the unhealthy socioeconomic environment he grew up in, the lack of love growing up as a child, the emotional abuse he endured from his mother and the constant bullying from his peers could have very well made him suicidal but he survived. That one expression of human sexual contact from someone that understood him was something he couldn't forget about. It was the deepest connection he ever felt. This Movie is Deep and Real as it gets. GREAT MOVIE!!! WOW!!!! It's sooooo much to learn from this movie, I've watched it multiple times....

If you haven't seen this film you should, it is excellent. I've watched it 5 times now lol.

What an incredible film. I'm glad that it was made. Truly a work of art.

Congrats with the prize, guys. You deserved it more than anyone.

this is a lovely conversation, thank you.

Guys, I really advise you to watch it. This movie can give you another perspective, especially about love and parents-kids relationship. It's so so powerful, because it shows this hard battle inside of you when you fight with your fears and desires. We often don't know the real story behind a person and "Moonlight" depicts the idea that everyone can be heard and understood. For me it's like reborning after watching this.

My favourite film by far, an absolutely amazing story that actually needed to be told, and what a director Barry Jenkins is an amazing director with so much to tell

These two told an amazing story and honestly, I feel like they should become a film duo

this is just so inspiring and beautiful, i'm so glad space is being made to celebrate their work

that story about his "panic" moment and how it went away was so cool

...with the shore not in sight. MY GOD...words.

I'm glad it was funded I love this movie, so long overdue. I wish they would tell all of these brilliant stories. wake up Hollywood

I thought Mr. Jenkins identified as a gay man. But it doesn't matter it was such a beautiful and brilliant film.

That intro was all I needed to hear.

...place myself within his being. LORD...words.

Beautiful 🙏🏽

drawing the gaze

phenomenal movie

BRAVO!!!!!!

BRILLIANT!!

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there is a movie called children of god reminds me of moonlight.

LMFAOOO "The gays-- G A Z E!! Not "gays" LMFAOOO 😂😂😭😭

Is the little boy., sterling k brown son ??

The film is almost perfect. But why in the cast there is no real gay black men? No one???