Moonlight lgbtq
In 2017, as in many years before, the Golden Globes were once again the showcase of an important social and cultural milestone, the top award for the first LGBTQ+ film with an all-Black cast.
Directed by Barry Jenkins,Moonlight is a coming-of-age drama based on Tarell Alvin McCraney’s semi-autobiographical participate “In Moonlight Dark Boys Look Blue.” It chronicles the struggles of an African American dude through a hard childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, throughout which he deals with such issues as identity and sexuality.
The film, which won Best Drama at the 74th Golden Globes, ignited the careers of Mahershala Ali and Trevante Rhodes. Ali earned a nomination for Best Supporting Star, and the clip was nominated in four additional categories: Best Director and Best Screenplay, with both nods going to the aforementioned Jenkins; Best Supporting Actress, for Naomie Harris; and Finest Original Score, for Nicholas Britell.
The film also stars André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, and Jharrel Jerome.
Moonlight, the first LGBTQ+ movie with an all-Black cast, was just one of the examples of growing diversity in moviemaking and, in the judgment of Golden Glob
Watching Moonlight Win in Mexico
About 10 years ago, I swore to myself I would never return to my own country. Visiting some friends in Mexico after many years away, I listened as they repeatedly used the synonyms puto, a gay slur, like it was a disease: No seas puto (don’t be a fag), they said. I was just coming to terms with being gay myself, and suddenly the message seemed clear: To be homosexual in Mexico, in a culture that values macho masculinity, was anathema. I decided there and then I could never refund to Mexico. Being Latino and queer simply couldn’t work—it was one or the other.
It was surprising, then, when I initiate myself in Mexico Urban area on Sunday night, in a room full of gay friends, watching a very gay film triumph a very big, homosexual, shiny award. Envelope snafu aside, Moonlight’s Oscar triumph was an incredibly affirming moment for many in the LGBTQ community, myself included. But not just because it was a film about growing up gay—there have been many highly regarded films about that before (though, to be sure, none include won Best Picture). More important, it was affirming because Moonlight was about growing up gay and black. As Rush Limbaugh so eloquently pointed out
Studies of Black History at the University of San Diego
Black History Month is a special time of year when everyone from all different walks of life can come together to recognize and commemorate the many achievements of black people throughout history. Recently, I was competent to attend one of the many events held on The University of San Diego’s campus in recognition of black history month. The event I attended was a assessing of the critically acclaimed movie Moonlight. This movie, written and directed by Barry Jenkins, is sort of coming-of-age story that follows the main personality, Chiron Harris, throughout three different stages of his life. Throughout the clip, the audience is competent to follow along as Chiron navigates the difficulties of understanding his self. I was glad to see that this clip was one of the films that would be screened and discussed on campus during black history month because the production itself does a fantastic job exploring the issues surrounding black male persona, and more specifically, the sexual identity of shadowy males. Moonlight, and the themes that it presents has made a significant contribution to black history because it so greatly highlights som
Moonlight and The Importance of LGBTQ Representation
When Moonlight won Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards, it’s historically significant victory was overshadowed by the confusion surrounding the announcement. The wrong film was announced at first, which unfortunately had many focused on thegaffe rather than the cultural and political importance of the winning film.
This coming-of-age film is based on Tarell Alvin McCraney’s semi-autobiographical play, In Moonlight Black Boys Look Navy, and was adapted to film by director Barry Jenkins. It follows Chiron, a black, gay dude raised in poverty, throughout three crucial periods of his life spanning from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. The structure of the film highlights the idea that, just love race and socioeconomic status, someone’s perceived sexual orientation affects how society treats them, and heavily influences who they become in adulthood. Chiron’s queerness, and the inherent isolation that tends to accompany it, is crucial to his development. Along with its emotionally impactful story, the film is technically masterful — from James Laxton’s cinematography to Nicholas Britell’s musical composit
Gay, Black, and Revolutionary: The Importance of 'Moonlight'
The latest Academy Award for Best Picture was earned by a film depicting the story of a poor, same-sex attracted, black boy in South Florida. Moonlight, by director Barry Jenkins, has achieved great recognition for its beautiful and honest depiction of a storyline which challenges itself at every turn. Its protagonist, Chiron, grows up in the crude environment of Liberty City, Florida, surrounded by the expectations of masculinity and malice, which have been embedded in his people and thus forced upon him. The story is told in three chapters, each exploring a different identity for the protagonist: the shy and humiliated Little, the struggling and conflicted adolescent Chiron, and the quiet yet menacing Black. These three personas are a continuation of Chiron’s life, but they are their hold individual characters facing their own struggles. At its core, Moonlight cannot be simply described as a movie about drugs or aggression. Its depiction of issues regarding societal pressures and familial relations is so immensely intricate and moving that it would be more accurate to portray this film to be about a floating lesson,