More from the literary legend behind If Beale Street Could Talk. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] James Baldwin is an iconic author for our time, a writer who gave the world countless poignant essays, shorts stories, novels, plays, and poems during his 63 years. As a gay Black man coming to terms with his identity in the 1950s, […]
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If Beale Street Could Talk and the Urgency of Black Love | The Atlantic
Barry Jenkins’s adaptation of the 1974 James Baldwin novel homes in on the familial tenderness that buoys the youthful protagonists amid devastatingly common injustices.
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Barry Jenkins and Kahlil Joseph Reimagine Roy DeCarava’s Admiring Vision of Harlem | Hyperallergic
Director Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk and video artist Kahlil Joseph’s “Fly Paper” transmute the aesthetics and storytelling of photographer Roy DeCarava’s 1950s portraits of Harlem.
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Stephan James on how If Beale Street Could Talk will leave you “broken yet so full” | The AV Club
Danette Chavez , The AV Club Stephan James Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times. Featured Image [dropcap]For[/dropcap] Stephan James, 2018 was all about getting home, whether he was playing a star-crossed lover in Barry Jenkins’ singular romance, If Beale Street Could Talk, or a starry-eyed soldier trying to reintegrate himself into society in […]
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Barry Jenkins Brings James Baldwin Home to Harlem | The Atlantic
The U.S. premiere of the film adaptation of If Beale Street Could Talk, held at the historic Apollo Theater, captured all the generous, urgent love the writer’s work conveyed.
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Your Guide to the Smithsonian African American Film Festival | Washingtonian
More than 80 films will show at the first annual festival from October 24-October 27
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Angela Flournoy on Barry Jenkins: 3 Must-Read Passages | Colorlines
The celebrated novelist profiled the Oscar-winning filmmaker ahead of the November release of his upcoming film, “If Beale Street Could Talk.”
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Gorgeous New ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Trailer Celebrates Black Families | Colorlines
The latest look at Barry Jenkins’ upcoming film illuminates how Baldwin’s characters build community while navigating uncertainty and trauma.
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Watch the Emotional First Trailer for Barry Jenkins’s New Film ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ | Vice
The ‘Moonlight’ director is making his return to the big screen with an adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1974 novel.
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