20 Best Indie Movies Of 2016

Based on award-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney’s In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue, director Barry Jenkins second feature film Moonlight is a haunting and bittersweet portrayal of a young gay black man growing up in South Central Miami.

Its protagonist Chiron is expertly brought to life by three different actors during three distinct periods in his journey from boyhood to adulthood – first as a young kid under his drug addicted mother’s care, secondly as a bullied teen and lastly as a drug-dealing adult reuniting with his past.

It’s being hailed as the best indie film of last year and with a Golden Globe award for Best Drama Motion Picture already under its belt, it looks like Oscar success could be on the horizon for Moonlight too.

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