Tall Enough

Tall Enough

2009 · 7 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama

Love knows no borders in this stylish snapshot of interracial coupledom. Two Brooklyn photographers (she, African-American; he, Chinese-American) meet and their romance blossoms and endures back home, amidst a poetical widescreen mix of images both seductive and sedate.

Directed by Barry Jenkins · Written by Barry Jenkins

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