Barry Jenkins of 'Moonlight': "I'm My Best Self on a Film Set" | Close Up With THR

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  • @Largo3point0
    @Largo3point0 8 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    I could listen to Jenkins talk about moviemaking all day.

    • @WordWoman111
      @WordWoman111 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      All. Day.

    • @folarinosibodu
      @folarinosibodu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I am doing that. God. He and Ryan Coogler.

    • @regandevereaux5079
      @regandevereaux5079 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ..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

    • @folarinosibodu
      @folarinosibodu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And you can. There are videos and podcasts of him. I have. It's great.

    • @ggthewhale
      @ggthewhale 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch his bit in the criterion closet

  • @eiram31
    @eiram31 8 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    aaww.... Denzel lookin like a proud papa when Jenkin's was speaking

    • @ndo533
      @ndo533 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      lol more grumpy if anything. but i know thats just Uncle Denzel being an uncle

    • @qstunrr
      @qstunrr 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      right!

    • @supanova4126
      @supanova4126 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      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.

    • @savehimgffff1777
      @savehimgffff1777 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

    • @seanpayne480
      @seanpayne480 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😭😭😭

  • @thetramp123
    @thetramp123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    Jenkins is going to be one of the greats in years to come.

    • @hadeel2530
      @hadeel2530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      To me he already is.

  • @incand3nza
    @incand3nza 8 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    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.

  • @patstreater
    @patstreater 8 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I love how Denzel is looking at Barry.

  • @dubbadekken
    @dubbadekken 8 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    I wish this was longer, I find him fascinating.

    • @Reneekelley68
      @Reneekelley68 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      dubbadekken me too. Where is the rest of it?

  • @Godstrumpet2010
    @Godstrumpet2010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    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.

  • @justalexfilms
    @justalexfilms 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    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.

    • @movieman82us
      @movieman82us 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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.

    • @movieman82us
      @movieman82us 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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. :(

    • @allthingstoi3117
      @allthingstoi3117 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @Spencer_Mansion
    @Spencer_Mansion 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    One of the most beautiful movies I've seen in memory.

  • @lightuponlight6727
    @lightuponlight6727 8 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Barry has completely inspired me to be a filmmaker and Ava Duverny...... He's just amazing!! He's a genius....so honest and real

    • @kdcp243
      @kdcp243 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Doooo it!!

  • @jonathanblaze1648
    @jonathanblaze1648 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Moonlight is a masterpiece.

  • @PanGrotto
    @PanGrotto 8 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Congrats Mr.Jenkins ! You are one of my inspirations as a young filmmaker and witness you evolving with your craft is a blessing.

  • @maxdondada
    @maxdondada 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Man he's insanely talented

  • @kinardak
    @kinardak 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    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.

  • @mmmallory33
    @mmmallory33 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    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.

  • @naledimoreketla9184
    @naledimoreketla9184 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Barry is so damn good looking

  • @TheLovely990
    @TheLovely990 8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I loved this movie, its a classic, and a must see.

  • @ladyshandbagorpurse6090
    @ladyshandbagorpurse6090 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    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.

  • @superflyTv94
    @superflyTv94 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    BEST DIRECTOR

  • @bean4423
    @bean4423 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    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

  • @JakeG-gp4qt
    @JakeG-gp4qt 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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.

  • @JonathanNelsonOfficial
    @JonathanNelsonOfficial 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

  • @misssmargo
    @misssmargo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    um OK. love Barry. what an amazing man. can't wait to see your film!

  • @DemocritusWept
    @DemocritusWept 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    moonlight is my favorite film of the 21st century. And I think it’s the greatest as well. Barry Jenkins is an amazing director.

  • @mikeofcetacea
    @mikeofcetacea 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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.

  • @BritneyWaldron
    @BritneyWaldron 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Barry Jenkins is a Genius! Even Denzel thinks so lol freeze at 0:44

  • @alexfurnas1263
    @alexfurnas1263 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    The head-on scene with Naomie Harris was super disturbing, he definitely made the right call

  • @sTreek90
    @sTreek90 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    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

  • @Deerych
    @Deerych 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Greatness awaits this brother.

  • @CB-qg3yh
    @CB-qg3yh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Moonlight is one of the best movies I think I've ever seen!

  • @samfilmkid
    @samfilmkid 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Oh man, this guy is gonna do great things with cinema.

  • @MegaFunky007
    @MegaFunky007 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    our interviewer has learned to interview! yay!

    • @enloveyduvey001
      @enloveyduvey001 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      wait for the full one :////////////// they need to change him

  • @pbass2676
    @pbass2676 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    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!

  • @azania1243
    @azania1243 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The trailer combined with the score gives me chills 😱😫

  • @LoLaS2011
    @LoLaS2011 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love moonlight so much...saw it twice!... happy to see it getting all these nominations ☺️

  • @Thembanimkhz
    @Thembanimkhz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    He's got depth and soul for days on end! Kudos to this dope artist!

  • @samanthakendrick2127
    @samanthakendrick2127 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Denzel looks so proud when Barry speaks

  • @mayajordan4492
    @mayajordan4492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    waiting for someone to look at me the way Denzel looks at Barry

  • @resurrectionist1
    @resurrectionist1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    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!

    • @kmanet4118
      @kmanet4118 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Moonlight was excellent and Lion good, but Fences and Hidden Figures are quite mediocre.

    • @yantivity956
      @yantivity956 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      oscars so white was more about actors. Directing category is quite diverse

    • @POObumpoopo
      @POObumpoopo 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hidden Figures and Fences haven't even come out yet honey, and 'Lion' has only played at festivals...

    • @kmanet4118
      @kmanet4118 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +POObumpoopo I personally saw Hidden Figures, Fences and Lion at an advance critics screening.

    • @resurrectionist1
      @resurrectionist1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @dylanthrillmour866
    @dylanthrillmour866 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Naomie Harris was the biggest surprise from Moonlight. Blown away by how diffent she was.

  • @godlyblessedliibaangodisgo4394
    @godlyblessedliibaangodisgo4394 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is Why I ♡Barry Forever and Ever everything in this clip is Gold to me LiBaan.

  • @Auntkekebaby
    @Auntkekebaby 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @iamwendybrown
    @iamwendybrown 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes you are your best self...I am a witness!

  • @beflygelt
    @beflygelt 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Awesome!! Everyone watch Chungking Express it's one of the best films ever

  • @dwinasharitaadinda
    @dwinasharitaadinda 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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

  • @seancollins6524
    @seancollins6524 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    He has a great way of taking about movies 🎥, looking in from Ireland

  • @dkw7973
    @dkw7973 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Ineed to watch Moonlight

  • @JBEdify
    @JBEdify 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I LOVE THIS TRUTH.

  • @bluetextbooks
    @bluetextbooks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Naomi shot all of that in 3 days!!!!?

  • @calvinwong8757
    @calvinwong8757 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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

  • @josephzimba681
    @josephzimba681 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

    • @philyhai
      @philyhai 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

    • @JaeRell
      @JaeRell 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

    • @leviathanmg
      @leviathanmg 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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.

  • @chriskoob
    @chriskoob 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I wonder if it was uneasy for Mel Gibson to have to share a panel discussion with a pack of..Directors

    • @PanGrotto
      @PanGrotto 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      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.

    • @chriskoob
      @chriskoob 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maxblind20 Hang overs tend to bring that look out of people

    • @OnlyThe1Son
      @OnlyThe1Son 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      chriskoob he is great friends with danny glover you tool!!

    • @OnlyThe1Son
      @OnlyThe1Son 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      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!!

    • @vinniemoran7362
      @vinniemoran7362 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dumb fuck. Work out your own demons some place else.

  • @bobunitone
    @bobunitone 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Chill out Denzel!

    • @dlg5485
      @dlg5485 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just never get a 'happy' vibe off Denzel

  • @mattred7710
    @mattred7710 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Where is the full roundtable?!?! Pls I need it all!!

  • @fashionerdxo
    @fashionerdxo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow. ❤

  • @bxbxb1
    @bxbxb1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dammn if Denzel Washington looked at me like that... I'd feel like I'm doing something wrong

  • @Phicxtion
    @Phicxtion 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Denzel was falling asleep lol

  • @OnlyThe1Son
    @OnlyThe1Son 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    never story boards? dayum..

  • @michaeldonovan4793
    @michaeldonovan4793 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    where's gibson talking?

  • @rbpunk
    @rbpunk 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why is youtube not letting me skip ads anymore?

  • @elitelokkz
    @elitelokkz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🖤🖤🖤

  • @kald0rei
    @kald0rei 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LMFAO WTF IS MEL GIBSON DOING THERE? He looks so uneasy HAHAHAHAHAHHA

  • @lynnrayelynnraye9565
    @lynnrayelynnraye9565 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hollywood got em..and the agenda is alive and its clear.

  • @jayemaelle3462
    @jayemaelle3462 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    THR, This host is terrible. We talked about this

  • @ericperrine7809
    @ericperrine7809 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Barry was lovey. Please get rid of Mel Gibson.

  • @Ellipsis-101
    @Ellipsis-101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

    • @dlg5485
      @dlg5485 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Take your meds fool

  • @williamfreemon3878
    @williamfreemon3878 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lord this was hard to watch. Pretentious dude.

    • @superflyTv94
      @superflyTv94 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      it's hard for some people to see black people speak with OVERWHELMING confidence. William is one of those people. It comes off "pretentious".

    • @artheaux666
      @artheaux666 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You sound like someone who that has never created a thing worth a damn in their life. Couldn’t possibly understand his passion.

  • @autofocus4556
    @autofocus4556 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

    • @dlg5485
      @dlg5485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

    • @autofocus4556
      @autofocus4556 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dlg5485 Just giving credit where credit is due. lol

    • @dlg5485
      @dlg5485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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.

    • @autofocus4556
      @autofocus4556 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dlg5485 he could mention an obvious influence

    • @dlg5485
      @dlg5485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@autofocus4556 Which Jenkins has done in many interviews of his that I've watched. You're being ridiculous.