Barry Jenkins won Best Director for TV Movie or Limited Series at Director Guilds Awards Saturday night in Hollywood for Underground Railroad. Based on Colson Whitehead’s ground breaking novel, the mini-series streamed on Amazon. Jenkins ...
Speaking on NPR’s Fresh Air, Barry Jenkins, the director of The Underground Railroad, noted that “before making this show … I would have said I’m the descendant of enslaved Africans.” “I think now that answer ...
Barry Jenkins, the director of The Underground Railroad, explains why “we need to see and sit with the most sordid realities of slavery straight-on, no filter” even if it triggers audience members. Perspective: With “The ...