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Moonlight is a American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on Tarell Alvin McCraney 's unpublished semi-autobiographical play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue. It stars Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe in her first film appearance, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome in his feature film debut, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali. The film. Moonlight chronicles the life of Chiron, a young African American man in a tough Miami neighbourhood, from childhood to adulthood, as he comes to grips with his sexuality and his place in the world. The coming of age film is divided into three chapters and the main character, is played by three actors Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, and Trevante Rhodes in different stages of his life. Moonlight (2016 film)
In one of Moonlight 's most iconic shots, Mahershala Ali's Juan holds Alex Hibbert's Little on the surface of the ocean, his hands gently cradling the boy's head and legs. The water laps around. Written for the screen and directed by Barry Jenkins. Hibbert asks Juan, a local dope dealer who has taken a shine to the hapless lad. 
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Created by writer-director Barry Jenkins, Moonlight has wowed audiences and critics with its powerful story and remarkable performances by the ensemble cast, in particular Mahershala Ali (The Hunger Games, House of Cards) as Juan, Chiron’s drug dealing mentor. Moonlight has its roots in a drama school project by openly gay playwright and Miami native, Tarell Alvin McCraney. The result was a. Courtesy of The Huffington Post. Harry Green , Eastside Staff.
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In Barry Jenkins beautiful movie 'Moonlight', Mahershala Ali gives a moving performance as a drug dealer and mentor to Little, Juan, which won him an Oscar. In one of Moonlight 's most iconic shots, Mahershala Ali's Juan holds Alex Hibbert's Little on the surface of the ocean, his hands gently cradling the boy's head and legs. The water laps around the camera. Mahershala Ali's complex performance in 'Moonlight'
The movie also stars André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, and Jharrel ight, the first LGBTQ+ film with an all-Black cast, was just one of the examples of growing diversity in moviemaking and, in the judgment of Golden Globe voters, the best cinematic offerings of the previous year. . 
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Awards Season with Attitude, sponsored by The Screen Actors Guild Awards took place in Los Angeles last night (January 29), and there was more good news for gay coming-of-age drama Moonlight as Mahershala Ali picked up the Best Supporting Actor Award. Read next The Vivienne honoured at the Attitude Awards with touching musical tribute from drag sisters [ ]. .
"Moonlight" First LGBTQ
Moonlight, American dramatic film released in that won the Academy Award for best picture. Directed by Barry Jenkins and based on the unpublished play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney, the movie tells the story of a young Black man coming to grips with his attraction to other men. . 
Why Barry Jenkins' Moonlight Is An LGBTQ+ Movie Masterpiece
Such questions of identity are central to writer-director Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight, a work of extraordinary empathy about the kind of character we seldom meet at the cinema. Young black men from bad neighborhoods aren’t often allowed to be vulnerable in movies, and they’re never allowed to be gay. Adapted from Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play, In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue, the film. .