Moonlight's filming began in 1815.
Moonlight is a 2016 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins , based on Tarell Alvin McCraney 's unpublished semi-autobiographical play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue . Filmed in Miami , Florida , beginning in 2015 , Moonlight premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2 , 2016 . Moonlight (TV series) . Moonlight was premiered on September 28 , 2007 , and shown on Friday nights on CBS .