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- Running time:
- 1h 51m (plus ads and trailers)
- Age range:
- 15
A new programme of films at Lighthouse which our team loves the most.
Team Pics is a carefully curated selection of brilliant films which you don't often see in cinemas and we'll be screening one every month. Each screening will include a special introduction highlighting why the film has been chosen by one of our team.
Director: Barry Jenkins
Starring: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris & Trevante Rhodes
Our next Team Pics film is 2016 American coming of age drama Moonlight, which has been chosen by Nyah Boston-Shears from our Creative Engagement team.
This film is an adaptation of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play, In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue. Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Adele Romanski, it focuses on the life of Chiron, an young, sensitive African-American boy living in Miami, Florida, who discovers his sexual orientation and struggles with his place in life and society.
‘The film is divided into three segments, each dealing with three different phases in Chiron’s life. Different actors bring to life the character of Chiron in each stage, grounding the fantasization as close to reality and humanly as possible… There aren’t many movies in the 21st century better than ‘Moonlight’ in terms of narrative structure and the marriage of sound and camera movements. The highly-praised flick also went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture over the much favoured La La Land.’ (The Cinemaholic)
Awards
Moonlight garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its direction and the performances of Ali and Harris. At the 89th Academy Awards, the film received eight nominations including Best Picture, Best Director for Jenkins and Best Supporting Actress for Harris. It went on to win Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Ali, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Moonlight was both the first film with an all-Black cast and the first LGBT-themed film to win Best Picture and Ali’s win was the first for a Muslim actor in Academy Awards history. The film garnered six nominations at the 74th Golden Globe Awards and won Best Motion Picture – Drama. At the 70th British Academy Film Awards, Moonlight earned four nominations including Best Film, Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Ali, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Harris.
At the 32nd Independent Spirit Awards, the film won six awards including Best Film, Best Director for Jenkins, and Best Screenplay. Moonlight garnered three nominations at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards with Ali winning for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. It also received a nomination at the 69th Directors Guild of America Awards and 28th Producers Guild of America Awards. At the 22nd Critics’ Choice Awards, Moonlight earned ten nominations including Best Picture, Best Director for Jenkins, and Best Supporting Actress for Harris. It went on to win Best Supporting Actor for Ali and Best Acting Ensemble. The American Film Institute included the film in their top ten movies of 2016.
Watch out for more Team Pics to be announced soon.
Our Team Pics will always be one-off screenings, so this is your only chance to experience these films on the big screen!
