Tarell Alvin McCraney Essays

  • A24 In The Film Industry

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    Founded August 2012 in New York, in recent years A24 has risen to fame and wide commercial success within the film industry, cemented with their Best Picture award triumph in 2017 going to their first in-house production, Moonlight (2016) Directed by Barry Jenkins. Not only was this film massively critically acclaimed but it garnered a huge cult following, thanks to A24s unconventional yet effective grasp on film marketing in the modern cinematic spectrum. Alongside A24s innovative efficient marketing

  • Moonlight Comparison

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    There are 7.442 billion people in the world and each of them have a unique experience in life. Although people have different experiences some can similar. The movie Moonlight, based on the play “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue” by Tarell Alvin McCraney, shows a unique view on life from the perspective of a young black man that is growing up gay in Miami, Florida. With this movie being so realistic, it lets people see what it is really like to grow up with this experience. The movie Moonlight is

  • In The Red And Brown Water Essay

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    cover certain topics that portray issues within the world. Because of this, theatre is an art form that can be used as a platform to discuss and bring awareness to issues that affect one’s community. The play, In the Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin Mccraney follows the upcoming of age story of Oya, a young African-American woman, that struggles to find her true self and identity within the projects of San Pere, Louisiana. With the presence of Yoruban tradition, In the Red and Brown Water explores

  • The Movie Moonlight

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    Chiron (Trevante Rhodes), who now goes by “Black”, he takes after his mentor and starts to deal drugs. Moonlight is, according to the director and screenwriter (Barry Jenkins), loosely based on "In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue" a play by Tarell Alvin McCraney. This amazing film does a fantastic job of showing the human experience and all it's glory and lowliness. The fact that a gay black child is put in the very center of this special narrative just elevates the film's potential from the