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DN LFF08: Medicine for Melancholy – Barry Jenkins

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It’s the time of year when I get to pretend I’m hard done by; slaving away in darkened cinemas, gorging on the finest films the Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival has to offer. The upside to my valiant sacrifice is that I’m a sharing kinda guy:

Barry Jenkins’ debut feature Medicine for Melancholy uses the one night stand morning after scenario as a springboard to explore issues of race, relationships and even housing policy against the backdrop of San Francisco and the alternative music scene. We sat down to compare record collections and discuss the not so wide gulf between feature production and home movie making.

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Author: MarBelle

MarBelle has a strange compulsion to watch as many films as he can get his hands on and find jobs that give him a legitimate excuse to drill filmmakers about their work. Directors Notes is the latest incarnation of this disorder and so much cheaper than film school. Twitter: @MarBelle

Tags: Barry Jenkins, Drama, Feature, Interview, LFF08, London Film Festival, Medicine for Melancholy