Barry Michael Cooper, The Iconic Screenwriter, Producer, Director, And Journalist Passes Away At 66

We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Barry Michael Cooper, the iconic screenwriter, producer, director, and journalist. According to reports, Cooper passed away yesterday, January 22, 2025, in Baltimore at the age of 66. He was an influential voice in the discourse about the detrimental effects of the 1980s crack epidemic in urban areas, later channeling these gritty and intimate depictions in some of the most important films in Urban Cinema.