In Conversation with Barry Jenkins

6:30
2019

Oscar winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins, director of the worldwide hit Moonlight, speaks to Joy Francis, executive director of Words of Colour Productions, about his latest film If Beale Street Could Talk, based on James Baldwin’s novel. He explains his technique for filming black actors so beautifully, a growing interest in theatre and, if he had the chance, what he would ask James Baldwin about his bold adaptation.

Interview
Joy Francis
Additional Editing
Adrianne McKenzie
Captioning
Naomi Joda
Filming Location
The Soho Hotel, London