While writer-director Barry Jenkins was shooting his new movie, “Moonlight,” in Miami’s Liberty Square neighborhood, residents gathered around the filmmaker, who grew up in the area nicknamed “the Pork & Beans,” to enjoy a rare sight. “There are people who don’t see themselves in arts and letters who want to see themselves, and yes, this is for them,” Jenkins said. Both had mothers who grappled with drug addiction: Jenkins' mother survived, and has remained HIV positive for 24 years, while McCraney's mother ultimately died from AIDS. “I always hoped this would play at Telluride,” Jenkins said. “I haven’t seen a film at Telluride where people talk the way they do in the world of this film.”“Moonlight” is Jenkins’ second feature film.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 04, 2016 09:56 UTC