Barry Jenkins Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Barry Jenkins, based on 6 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

6 records2008–20246 events0 places

Chronological biography

2008

Medicine for Melancholy2008

Arts / Cinema · Director

Makes his feature directing debut with Medicine for Melancholy, following two young adults across San Francisco.

2016

Moonlight2016

Arts / Cinema · Director

Directs Moonlight, tracing one man's childhood, adolescence and adulthood in three connected chapters.

2017

Academy Award Adapted Screenplay2017

Arts / Cinema · Writer

Shares the Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay for Moonlight with Tarell Alvin McCraney.

Academy Award Best Picture2017

Arts / Cinema · Producer

Shares the Academy Award for Best Picture as a producer of Moonlight.

2018

If Beale Street Could Talk2018

Arts / Cinema · Director

Writes and directs If Beale Street Could Talk, adapting James Baldwin's novel.

2024

Mufasa The Lion King2024

Arts / Cinema · Director

Directs Mufasa: The Lion King, expanding the story world of Disney's photorealistic Lion King films.

Titles and roles

Director · Producer · Writer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.