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Tarell Alvin McCraney: From the Miami slums to the Oscars

Moonlight writer Tarell Alvin McCraney started out life in the slums of Miami. His mother was addicted to crack and died of an Aids-related illness, and his stepfather was killed by drug dealers. To add to that Tarell was gay and growing up in a neighbourhood where that was potentially dangerous. Back in 2011, Tarell told us about his extraordinary childhood. (Picture: Moonlight writer Tarell Alvin McCraney, left, and director Barry Jenkins, right. Photo credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images.)

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