Cue the Victory Song
"Moonlight" has seen much of the light the world has to offer.By winning the 'Best Film' title this year at the Academy Awards, it has etched itself in the history of successful films. This year's IFFR brought budding filmmakers and curious enthusiasts into a class held by the director Barry Jenkins, where "Moonlight" showed how people recognize their true potential. The story of the film was designed to give voice to the 'black lives matter' concept, since much of the star cast belongs to that community. The gifted director presented a story of a child in such a manner that sexual orientation never becomes a highlight of the story, but simply a prop for the overall movie. This film is surely making statements all around the globe like it did in Rotterdam, and certainly for all the right reasons. Moonlight received the "Warsteiner Audience Award" in the IFFR.
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