It has been eight years since Barry Jenkins‘ “Medicine For Melancholy,” but not only is he finally returning with a new feature, “Moonlight,” it’s already got some serious weight behind it. Tastemaker distributors A24 have already snapped up the rights, and none other than Brad Pitt serves as an executive producer. Today we finally get a look at the film that seems like it’s going to have people talking this fall.
Starring Naomie Harris, André Holland, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monáe, Alex R. Hibbert, Jaden Piner, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes, and Jharrel Jerome, “Moonlight” tracks the journey of Chiron, a young man living in Miami, who grapples with finding himself and coming to terms with his sexuality, in the drama that explores three chapters in his life. It sounds like potent and powerful stuff, and the trailer certainly suggests an approach both intimate and stylish.
“Moonlight” will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival and New York Film Festival, and opens in New York and Los Angeles on October 21st.
