Cinephile No. 618 "Moonlight"

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Written By Nathan Box

A movie like "Moonlight" has never been seen before. Doing groundbreaking and pioneering work is challenging, but often the results are both astonishing and miraculous. In this film, we are presented with the ongoing coming out story of an African-American male in inner city Miami. We could stop here and that would be enough of a story, but the producers of this work keep building upon that narrative by introducing an absent, drug addicted mother, violence, bullying, death, and escape. We are ultimately delivered to a point of confusion. Not for ourselves, but for the man before us. Does he know who he is? Will he continue to live a life in the closet? Will he embrace what seems obvious, yet so impossible? This is the question we are left to linger and that is what makes "Moonlight" so special. 

Be good to each other, 

-Nathan 

Nathan Box
Hello! My name is Nathan. I've always believed I would meet that special someone in one of two places; either a record store or a book store. Maybe I need to amend? I moved to Seattle in February of 2011 from Oklahoma City (Try and not hold the Sonics/Thunder thing against me). I knew I wanted to work for a nonprofit and go to grad school. Within a couple of months, I was doing both. During the day, I work as a Fund Developer and Community Relations Manager for a nonprofit in Kent and at night I try to stay as busy as possible volunteering, trying new restaurants, finding hidden bars and exploring Seattle. The past few years has been both terrifying and exhilarating. I have done things on my own I didn’t think were within my capability. I love being outdoors. On any given weekend, I can be found hiking, on a road trip, volunteering, at a museum, seeing a movie (I see a lot of them). I am passionate about nonprofit work. I feel called to leave a mark on this world. Nothing against those who enjoy making tons of money, I just need to know I am making a difference.
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