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Barry Jenkins walks down James Baldwin's 'Beale Street'

Director Barry Jenkins, center, on the set of "If Beale Street Could Talk."
Director Barry Jenkins, center, on the set of "If Beale Street Could Talk."
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Tatum Mangus
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The director follows up the Academy Award Best Picture-winning "Moonlight" with "If Beale Street Could Talk," an adaptation of the Baldwin novel that plays like a tone poem; composer Nicholas Britell collaborates with Jenkins once again.
The director follows up the Academy Award Best Picture-winning "Moonlight" with "If Beale Street Could Talk," an adaptation of the Baldwin novel that plays like a tone poem; composer Nicholas Britell collaborates with Jenkins once again.

On today's show:

A reunion for the 'Moonlight' team

The entire episode is devoted to "If Beale Street Could Talk," including John Horn's studio interview with director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins and a session with composer Nicholas Britell as part of his recent performance before an audience at KPCC's Crawford Family Forum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4m3t3G3Zqc