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The Underground Railroad: Amazon Prime Video show creators on adapting Colson Whitehead's book for screen
•"This isn’t the first slave narrative that’s been made, but I think we’re creating these images in a way, cinematically, that they just haven’t been created before," says The Underground Railroad director Barry Jenkins.
The Underground Railroad: Toni Morrison to Colson Whitehead, how writers chronicled the resistance to slavery
Prahlad Srihari •The Underground Railroad has come to epitomise the abolitionist movement in the American consciousness, as writers compel the country to confront its darkest chapter.
The Underground Railroad series creator Barry Jenkins discusses recontextualising history of Black ancestors
•It was “the most satisfying creative experience of my life,” says Barry Jenkins on developing Amazon Prime's 10-episode show The Underground Railroad
Barry Jenkins on motive behind creating The Underground Railroad: 'Wanted to honour my ancestors'
•The Underground Railroad is slated to release on Amazon Prime Video on 14 May
The Lion King follow-up to be helmed by Moonlight's Barry Jenkins, announces Disney
Fp Staff •The prequel, Disney said, will explore the mythology of The Lion King, including Mufasa’s origin story.
Just Mercy movie review: Michael B Jordan, Jamie Foxx's straightforward legal drama exposes America's criminal injustice system
Prahlad Srihari •Just Mercy could have then been more than just a standard legal drama, but a punch in the gut to America's civil rights legacy.
Moonlight director Barry Jenkins to direct biopic on legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey
Fp Staff •The Academy Award-winning director, Barry Jenkins, will also serve as an executive producer alongside Jana Edelbaum and Susan Lewis.
Joel Edgerton joins Barry Jenkins' Underground Railraod series for Amazon Video
Fp Staff •Joel Edgerton's upcoming Amazon series titled The Underground Railroad will also include Thuso Mbedu, Chase W Dillon, and Aaron Pierre.
If Beale Street Could Talk trailer: Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight follow-up is a story about love enduring in the face of racial injustice
Fp Staff •If Beale Street Could Talk will be released by Annapurna Pictures on 30 November.
If Beale Street Could Talk: Barry Jenkins releases trailer on birth anniversary of novelist James Baldwin
Fp Staff •Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk had been adapted from James Baldwin 1974 novel of the same name