Writer-director Barry Jenkins (MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY) returns with an impeccably crafted study of African-American masculinity from a vital creative voice in contemporary cinema. Though his story is set in Miami, Jenkins shuns the familiar neon-lit aesthetic for a different kind of life, miles away from South Beach, in an area hit by a crack epidemic. Bullied at school and beaten down by a harsh home life, young Chiron risks becoming a statistic: another black man dominated and ultimately destroyed by the system. As he grows, it becomes clear that his real battle is an internal one: reckoning with his complex love for his best friend.
MOONLIGHT takes Chiron from childhood to his teens to adulthood, but instead of offering a clear progression
MOONLIGHT takes Chiron from childhood to his teens to adulthood, but instead of offering a clear progression