Barry Jenkins of 'Moonlight': "I'm My Best Self on a Film Set" | Close Up With THR
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"You walk on a set and you just have no idea. It's all possible."
Barry Jenkins ('Moonlight') is joined by 5 fellow directors for The Hollywood Reporter's Directors 2017 Oscars Roundtable including Oliver Stone ('Snowden'), Denzel Washington ('Fences'), Mel Gibson ('Hacksaw Ridge'), Mira Nair ('Queen of Katwe'), and Damien Chazelle ('La La Land').
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I wish this was longer, I find him fascinating.
dubbadekken me too. Where is the rest of it?
If this doesn't win Best Picture, I have no faith in the Oscars. Moonlight is a movie we'll talk about decades from now.
Sorry to tell you, but while it will be nominated, it's not going to win. I think at this point, it's pretty clear that La La Land is going to win best picture.
LOL! Yes, I, along with almost everybody else (not everyone but most) got it wrong. Just like we didn't think Donald Trump would win. To be fair though, this was a case of two good options and the underdog winning. In the election, it was a case of two horrible choices it's just that the even worse choice won. :(
Hi! I'm here 7 years later...and we are studying it in my writing class. I watched the film when it came out, however I've had to watch it several times as I analyze for my essay. I'm so intrigued with every aspect of this film. It is truly a masterpiece.
aaww.... Denzel lookin like a proud papa when Jenkin's was speaking
lol more grumpy if anything. but i know thats just Uncle Denzel being an uncle
right!
If you hear Jimmy Kimmel's perspective on the whole wrong Oscar card fiasco he said that after the Moonlight crew finally made up on stage he was still talking and Denzel got up and was gesturing and telling Jimmy to get Barry on the mic. He wanted Barry to have his moment and speak. I thought it was very cool for a Hollywood royalty type like Denzel to make sure a young black director got his due.
Supa Nova I know a lot of people in the industry who have worked with mr. Washington(including my dad) all say that he’s very racist toward white people and has an extreme bias toward white people. In my opinion, he was a little to happy that moonlight won. It’s not the civil war dude. It’s an oscar. One year, people are happy for moonlight even though the majority of people didn’t see it just because it has a bunch of black people in the cast, and then the next year people get mad that green book wins for the same reason! They say, “it’s just cause it had a liberal message and was about racism. The oscars are a popularity contest. It’s not that serious.
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Barry is so damn good looking
Great interview!! I love his story about watching foreign films to avoid doing what everybody else did for their early work. He was not afraid to go against the grain and do what we all are capable of.........CREATE.
BEST DIRECTOR
I can't wait to see what Barry Jenkins makes next. Moonlight was so great, I hope he keeps making films that are as satisfying for him to make as they are for us to watch.
He's such a fantastic speaker great filmmaker and role model, looking forward to seeing moonlight. when are the going to be up btw ?!? @The Hollywood Reporter
Barry Jenkins is a Genius! Even Denzel thinks so lol freeze at 0:44
our interviewer has learned to interview! yay!
wait for the full one :////////////// they need to change him
Oh man, this guy is gonna do great things with cinema.
Denzel looks so proud when Barry speaks
I LOVE THIS TRUTH.
I wonder if it was uneasy for Mel Gibson to have to share a panel discussion with a pack of..Directors
you can tell just by just staring at his face for no more than 2 seconds that he's the most narcissistic and self-indulgent individual on that table.
Maxblind20 Hang overs tend to bring that look out of people
chriskoob he is great friends with danny glover you tool!!
chriskoob
He is a director. He described the scene as horrific as possible do leave the house dressed like a whore then get raped 20 black guys! That has to hurt dude.
He didnt specifically call a black person by name the N word now did he!!
Dumb fuck. Work out your own demons some place else.
Naomi shot all of that in 3 days!!!!?
He has a great way of taking about movies 🎥, looking in from Ireland
Every time they play that horn, I was thinking Kendrick Lamar's song "Hol' Up" was gonna play so i went ahead checked and it's in the same key like damn bruh
Where is the full roundtable?!?! Pls I need it all!!
where's gibson talking?
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THR, This host is terrible. We talked about this
I could listen to Jenkins talk about moviemaking all day.
All. Day.
I am doing that. God. He and Ryan Coogler.
..or any topic, for that matter! He is the epitome of A Realized Human Being, as well as, A Man in Full. Moonlight looks amazing! Peace, Regan 🌈 from NorCal
And you can. There are videos and podcasts of him. I have. It's great.
Watch his bit in the criterion closet
wait Moonlight wasn't storyboarded? That's incredible. Wow. Jenkins has a real eye and sense of space. I saw Moonlight 4 weeks ago and there are still a dozen or so shots I can't get out of my mind.
Jenkins is going to be one of the greats in years to come.
To me he already is.
Denzel looked so proud while Barry Jenkins was speaking.
This man makes some of the most beautiful, emotionally impactful films. Took my girl to see Beale Street last night. She could not stop crying for the characters afterward.
I love how Denzel is looking at Barry.
Congrats Mr.Jenkins ! You are one of my inspirations as a young filmmaker and witness you evolving with your craft is a blessing.
The head-on scene with Naomie Harris was super disturbing, he definitely made the right call
This guy is insanely talented. He has to win BP or Best Director... or both. Moonlight surpassed my already high expectations after seeing Medicine for Melancholy some years back.
Get yourself a man that look at you the way Denzel was looking at Barry when he was talking about how he came into film directing
If you ever post the full roundtables on the same day then my next 12 hours are done. I want to see these so badly!
Barry has completely inspired me to be a filmmaker and Ava Duverny...... He's just amazing!! He's a genius....so honest and real
Doooo it!!
Moonlight is a masterpiece.
One of the most beautiful movies I've seen in memory.
I loved this movie, its a classic, and a must see.
um OK. love Barry. what an amazing man. can't wait to see your film!
Haven't seen Moonlight yet, but everything I've read about it screams amazing! Jenkins seems like such a great guy Iove how he described chunking express as a huge point of inspiration for him when he was younger it's one of my all time favorite films. Based solely on personality alone I'm rooting for this guy come oscars next year.
Man he's insanely talented
Okay, guys. There is NO EXCUSE for another Oscarssowhite year. There is Moonlight, Fences, Hidden Figures, Lion etc. All of these films have wonderful direction, writing and performances!
Moonlight was excellent and Lion good, but Fences and Hidden Figures are quite mediocre.
oscars so white was more about actors. Directing category is quite diverse
Hidden Figures and Fences haven't even come out yet honey, and 'Lion' has only played at festivals...
+POObumpoopo I personally saw Hidden Figures, Fences and Lion at an advance critics screening.
akaElleLatham I like the confidence and La La Land is my pick as well for Best picture but its really between La La Land, Silence and Moonlight. If the oscars are fair, it will go to La La Land, if they want to be Nostalgic, they'll give it to Silence and if they are political, Moonlight. I would be fine if any of these three won it though to be fair.
I love it! Jenkins and Chazelle are going head to head at the Oscars this year. They're both going to be amongst the greatest directors of all time. I'm sure of it.
Awesome!! Everyone watch Chungking Express it's one of the best films ever
Greatness awaits this brother.
What a wonderful filmmaker. In moonlight, I felt like it was inside of the environment. The first sequence alone hypnotized me out of whatever headspace I was in prior to that. The best academy award winning best film in recent memory.
Naomie Harris was the biggest surprise from Moonlight. Blown away by how diffent she was.
Ineed to watch Moonlight
waiting for someone to look at me the way Denzel looks at Barry
Chill out Denzel!
I just never get a 'happy' vibe off Denzel
moonlight is my favorite film of the 21st century. And I think it’s the greatest as well. Barry Jenkins is an amazing director.
Moonlight is one of the best movies I think I've ever seen!
The trailer combined with the score gives me chills 😱😫
I love moonlight so much...saw it twice!... happy to see it getting all these nominations ☺️
LMFAO WTF IS MEL GIBSON DOING THERE? He looks so uneasy HAHAHAHAHAHHA
never story boards? dayum..
This is Why I ♡Barry Forever and Ever everything in this clip is Gold to me LiBaan.
Barry Jenkins is on my fav director list. He's right next to Steve McQueen. A few (maybe all) of my favs don't storyboard because the film is made on the set.
I've never seen Stephen being so impressed with his interviewee. When Barry said he saw Tarantino's face on Chungking Express, Stephen's eyes' lits up and said, "ohhh....". I dunno, was it just me feel that way? ; p
Dammn if Denzel Washington looked at me like that... I'd feel like I'm doing something wrong
It's funny how people on the comments think that "Moonlight" is going to win all the awards when they probably have not seen the other movies like, Arrival, La La Land, Nocturnal Animals, Silence, Live by Night, Manchester by the sea, Jackie, Paterson, Edge of Seventeen, etc. Don't get me wrong I would love to see "Moonlight" get all the awards it deserves but there are more incredible films that have come out this year and some that we are yet to see.
Moonlight touched people like someone find soulmate and stop dating. But I wouldn't be as disappointed if it loses as I saw Trump won the presidency. If it really wins it all, it at least can comfort me a little bit.
joseph zimba La La Land and Manchester By The Sea are the only competition to Moonlight, imo. La La Land win probably win Best Picture. Best Director will probably go to Barry Jenkins.
Win or lose, he's on now. He'll be stacking projects like McQueen in no time. We (Black people) need filmmakers from our collective who can tell *nuanced* stories about the Black experience. To listen to him, would you have guessed that he grew up very poor? That's a big part of what "Moonlight" is about, perception versus reality and, as Paul Dunbar put it, the "masks" we wear to survive. All shapes and sizes.
Barry was lovey. Please get rid of Mel Gibson.
Hollywood got em..and the agenda is alive and its clear.
Wow. ❤
Why is youtube not letting me skip ads anymore?
Denzel was falling asleep lol
He's got depth and soul for days on end! Kudos to this dope artist!
Yes you are your best self...I am a witness!
This guy just promoted racist hearsay with absolutely no proof, but repeated it anyway as if it were fact. In all actuality, someone else’s Hearsay was adopted by Jenkins and he is now claiming it as if it happened to him.
That’s grade school lying 101 if I’ve ever heard it. You should let your greatness shine
through your own accomplishments and stop perpetuating things that didn’t happen, ( let alone the fact that it didn’t even happen to you)
You should be ashamed. Very disappointing.
Take your meds fool
Lord this was hard to watch. Pretentious dude.
it's hard for some people to see black people speak with OVERWHELMING confidence. William is one of those people. It comes off "pretentious".
You sound like someone who that has never created a thing worth a damn in their life. Couldn’t possibly understand his passion.
So instead of being a Spielberg or Wes Anderson ripoff, he is a foreign film rip off. Lol and Jonathan Demme was doing the looking in the camera thing way before he tried it.
All film makers (and all artists period) are simple building on what artists did before them, art is on a continuum and it always will be. Even the greatest greats learned from and borrowed from the greats of previous generations. If you don't even understand that then you know nothing.
@@dlg5485 Just giving credit where credit is due. lol
@@autofocus4556 So you expect every film maker or artist, in general, to cite every influence they ever had in every interview? Don't be ridiculous.
@@dlg5485 he could mention an obvious influence
@@autofocus4556 Which Jenkins has done in many interviews of his that I've watched. You're being ridiculous.