Nine years ago today Barry Jenkins’ 2016 film Moonlight was released in theaters. It remains one of my all-time favorite films.
To mark the occasion I share “Moonlight: A Deconstruction,” a 10-minute video essay by Karsten Runquist. Enjoy!
See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Stephen A. Russell on Moonlight, “the Most Beautiful Gift to Cinema in Countless Years”
• Vulnerability Is Power
• Love as Exploring Vulnerability
Related Off-site Links:
“Moonlight” Undoes Our Expectations – Hilton Als (The New Yorker, October 17, 2016).
The Unbearable Intimacy of Moonlight – Richard Brody (The New Yorker, October 28, 2016).
Moonlight Is the First LGBT Movie to Win Best Picture. Here’s Why It Matters – Nico Lang (Salon, February 28, 2017).
Will Moonlight Finally Change the Way White People See Black Men? – Jeremy Helligar (SBS, March 22, 2017).
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