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.

An aging out of shape reporter falls for a pretty but seriously ill ballerina.
A brief look at two Barry Jenkins films that have established him as one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.
A film about family and sacrifice... and carnivorous locusts coming after you.
The Last Duel is about rape. Although the film delves into rape culture in medieval Europe, there are many striking similarities to modern rape culture.
'También la Iluvia' exploits Indigenous peoples' fight against the privatization of water in order to tell a story about Spanish characters.
Inuit girls use their Inuit tradition to hunt down alien monsters, enough said.
I can say without question, that this is the first movie I’ve ever seen where art imitates life so much that I could 100% identify with it on a personal level. The predominately Black cast of characters are people with hopes, dreams, fears, and ambitions.