Besides his same aged Cuban-American friend Kevin, Chiron is given what little guidance he has in life from a neighborhood drug dealer named Juan, who can see that he is neglected, and Juan's ...

The life of Chiron is delicately ... of how we see the world.” In Moonlight, it’s the process of keeping the audience aware of the maker’s hand and of the actors playing.

In one of Moonlight's most iconic shots, Mahershala Ali's Juan holds Alex Hibbert's Little on the surface of the ocean, his hands gently cradling the boy's head and legs. The water laps around the ...