Moonlight - 9781032152066

Name: Moonlight - 9781032152066
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

MoonlightScreening Black Queer Youth\nAuthor(s): Maria Flood\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032152066, 978-1032152066\nSynopsis\nThis book helps readers understand Moonlights profound political and social importance, the innovative technical choices adopted by director Barry Jenkins and the films adoption and disruption of traditional coming-of-age themes through the specific prism of Chirons childhood and youth. \n\nMoonlight [tel] is an intensely moving and poetically rendered coming-of-age story about a young gay Black boy, Chiron. Highly praised by both critics and audiences internationally, it garnered a surprise Best Picture win at the 2017 Academy Awards, enshrining its significance within a global cinematic canon. This book provides an account of how Moonlight can be situated in relation to African American youth films, contemporary queer cinema and its appeal to the youth market and representations of.