Barry Jenkins on ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ and Life After ‘Moonlight’ | Interview (Ep. 107)

The Big Picture

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.2 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins returns to 'The Big Picture' to discuss his life and work since ‘Moonlight’ won Best Picture at the Oscars and the unique challenge of recreating 1970s Harlem for his adaptation of James Baldwin’s ‘If Beale Street Could Talk.’ Host: Sean Fennessey Guest: Barry Jenkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Everyone knows about the risks of driving drunk.
0:04.0	You could get in a crash, people could get hurt or killed,
0:07.0	but that still doesn't stop everyone.
0:08.8	You could get arrested, you could incur huge legal expenses,
0:11.2	and you could possibly even lose your job.
0:13.1	We all know the consequences of driving drunk,
0:15.0	but one thing's for sure, you're wrong if you think
0:16.9	it's no big deal.
0:18.1	Drive sober or get pulled over.
0:23.8	I think that what happens in the moment of creation
0:27.0	is so profound in and of itself,
0:29.9	like literally two people exchanging cigarettes to me.
0:33.0	You know, there's an intimacy in that,
0:34.7	and that's all we need.
0:36.2	I'm Sean Fennesee, editor-in-chief of The Ringer,
0:40.0	and this is the big picture a conversation show
0:42.6	with some of the most fascinating filmmakers in the world.
0:46.1	Barry Jenkins is back on the show today.
0:48.4	When Barry and I last sat down,
0:50.0	he was promoting a little movie you may have heard of,
0:52.3	called Moonlight.
0:53.3	That movie, his second,
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