I love Moonlight. Moonlight is what I would call a beautiful film. A beauty story with beautiful cinematography.

The film is divided into three parts, each section, lasting just a couple of days, corresponding to the different phases in the young boy's life. The sections titled with the name he used to identify himself at the period of time.

I will never forget the first section of this film. It is fantastic because you are introduced to Chiron or 'Little' as a little boy. He is gentle and neglected.

Little finds Juan, played by Mahershala Ali as a father figure. Yet Juan is the creator of Little’s problems.

A fantastic use of color, stringed instruments, and water make Moonlight emotional. The use of water in this film has to be praised. Water is a refresher or symbolizes a baptism of Little’s new look on the world.

Finally, the reason the film is named Moonlight- “In moonlight black boys look blue”. I look at my younger brother and his friends in school. Or Tamir Rice who was 12-years-old when shot by the police.

When you're a twelve-year-old black boy, everyone wants to tell you who you are. You may look blue in the moonlight, but you are not blue.

Moonlight is a beautiful film that represents the story of a young gay man’s transition into the world. The understanding of the world he lives in is complicated and doesn’t make sense. I appreciate a film that doesn't glamourize issues but makes those issues art.