The masterpiece that fundamentally anchors this entire academic discussion is the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight (2016) , which was adapted from Tarell Alvin McCraney's unpublished school play titled .
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: Chiron is pursued by bullies early in the film, forcing him to seek refuge in a boarded-up crack house . This setting symbolizes the lack of safe, soft spaces for young Black boys. black boys gays movie