Barry Jenkins
Directing · Director · Producer · Executive Producer
Born Nov 19, 1979 · Miami, Florida, USA
Active 2003–present
Barry Jenkins (born November 19, 1979) is an American filmmaker. After making his filmmaking debut with the short film My Josephine (2003), he directed his first feature film, Medicine for Melancholy (2008), for which he received an…
Filmography
Sorry, Baby (2025) — ProducerThe Fence (2026) — Executive ProducerPreparation for the Next Life (2025) — ProducerI Wish You Would (2025) — Executive ProducerUntitled Alvin Ailey Project — Director · Executive ProducerTrue Detective (2014) — Executive ProducerMoonlight (2016) — Director · ScreenplayAftersun (2022) — ProducerMufasa: The Lion King (2024) — DirectorIf Beale Street Could Talk (2018) — Director · Screenplay · ProducerCharm City Kings (2020) — StoryNever Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) — Executive ProducerThe Underground Railroad (2021) — Executive Producer · Director · Teleplay · CreatorThe Fire Inside (2024) — Producer · WriterDear White People (2017) — DirectorMedicine for Melancholy (2009) — Director · WriterMy Josephine (2003) — Director · WriterRemigration (2011) — Writer · Producer · DirectorAll Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023) — ProducerKing's Gym (2013) — DirectorA Young Couple (2009) — DirectorTall Enough (2009) — Director · WriterLittle Brown Boy (2003) — Director · WriterThe High Five (2014) — Producer