Medicine for Melancholy
Makes his feature directing debut with Medicine for Melancholy, following two young adults across San Francisco.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Barry Jenkins Biography and Timeline
Follow Barry Jenkins through 6 dated historical records for United States of America.
Barry Jenkins, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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2008–2024Years on this page
2008
2016
Moonlight
Directs Moonlight, tracing one man's childhood, adolescence and adulthood in three connected chapters.
2017
Academy Award Best Picture
Shares the Academy Award for Best Picture as a producer of Moonlight.
Academy Award Adapted Screenplay
Shares the Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay for Moonlight with Tarell Alvin McCraney.
2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
Writes and directs If Beale Street Could Talk, adapting James Baldwin's novel.
2024
Mufasa The Lion King
Directs Mufasa: The Lion King, expanding the story world of Disney's photorealistic Lion King films.
Records, sources and methodology
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