Joslyn Barnes
Biography
Joslyn Barnes is a film producer and writer. Known for Bamako (2006), The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011), Cemetery of Splendour (2015), White Sun (2016), Zama (2017), Strong Island (2017) for which she received an Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking and an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature nomination, and Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018) for which she received an Oscar nomination again for Best Documentary Feature. Barnes also produced and co-wrote the 2024 drama Nickel Boys (adapted from Colson Whitehead's titular novel), along with co-writer and director RaMell Ross, and was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Touch of a Stranger | 1990 | Writer |
| Bàttu | 2000 | Writer |
| Bamako | 2006 | Executive Producer |
| Trouble the Water | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| Soundtrack for a Revolution | 2009 | Producer |
| The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan | 2010 | Executive Producer |
| The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | 2011 | Producer |
| Dum Maaro Dum | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| Highway | 2012 | Producer |
| Shenandoah | 2012 | Executive Producer |
| For Those Who Can Tell No Tales | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| The Narrow Frame of Midnight | 2014 | Producer |
| The Strange Eyes of Dr. Myes | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| This Changes Everything | 2015 | Producer |
| White Sun | 2016 | Producer |
| Shadow World | 2016 | Producer |
| Strong Island | 2017 | Producer |
| That Summer | 2017 | Producer |
| This Is Congo | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Angels Are Made of Light | 2018 | Producer |
| Hale County This Morning, This Evening | 2018 | Producer |
| Capernaum | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| Easter Snap | 2019 | Producer |
| Crane Lantern | 2022 | Producer |
| Eami | 2022 | Producer |
| President | 2023 | Producer |
| Nickel Boys | 2024 | Producer |
| Nickel Boys | 2024 | Screenplay |
| Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other | 2025 | Executive Producer |
| Harvest | 2025 | Producer |
| Harvest | 2025 | Screenplay |
| Pooja, Sir | 2025 | Executive Producer |
| Trillion | 2025 | Producer |
| Landmarks | 2026 | Producer |