Barry Jenkins

The Alarming Decline Of Expressive Language, In Life and On Film

John Farr | Posted 11.04.2009 | Entertainment


John Farr

Even as today's high school and college students are pushed harder in school, they cannot write an essay or use descriptive language nearly as fluently as their parents and grandparents could.

"Medicine For Melancholy": Down, But Caught Out, in San Francisco

Rob Fields | Posted 10.27.2009 | Entertainment


Rob Fields

In his feature debut, Medicine for Melancholy, Barry Jenkins captures the challenges of being black and indie in the 21st century. The result is a fresh meditation on race, class and gentrification.