The wait is
almost over. Moonlight is to be released on DVD in the UK on 19 June! To
celebrate, Gay Star News is posting this exclusive snippet of the disc’s bonus
content.
The 2-minute
video explains more about the hit film’s glorious Miami setting.
In it,
cinematographers, producers and director Barry Jenkins talk about their
relationships with the beachside US city.
What’s more,
they explain why it provides the perfect backdrop to this amazing story about a
closeted gay black man’s life.
It begins with a comment from
openly gay playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney. He of course wrote the
semi-autobiographical play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue, on which
Moonlight is based.
‘Being bullied
and called a faggot and beat up exists at the same time as this beautiful ocean
and the moonlight on your body,’ he points out.
Earlier this
year, we interviewed Jenkins about
his experience telling a queer story as a straight storyteller. He also explained
why a sequel’s possible.
Moonlight is
one of the most successful LGBTI-themed films of all time, scoring 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.
It’s been available on DVD in the US since February.
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