Quintessential Directors: Barry Jenkins
A brief look at two Barry Jenkins films that have established him as one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.

Eri stars as a jazz-crazy waitress pursuing a singing career.
A brief look at two Barry Jenkins films that have established him as one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.
This remake of the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name brings a strong representative cast.
Adrian Chiarella’s Leviticus is a beautiful, poignant, enraging, gut-wrenching, and heartbreaking film about the trauma and harm conversion therapy inflicts on young queer people. Even though its classification as horror holds, the emotional bond between the two main characters, Naim and Ryan, elevates the story into a realistic romantic drama on par with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
We have a long way to go with LGBT representation in film, especially when it comes to LGBT characters of color and trans characters.
Although the budget was a dollar and a dream, Netflix's 'First Kill' managed to gain over 90 million viewing hours and a small cult following. So why was it canceled? Given the trends in series cancellations, it may have been because of the Black and queer protagonists.
Vicenza, a Brazilian girl, goes on a quest by herself to find out who her birth father is by gathering clues.