TALL GIRL (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Ava Michelle (film debut), Griffin Gluck (Why Him?), Luke Eisner (film debut), Sabrina Carpenter (The Hate U Give), Paris Berelc (#SquadGoals), Steve Zahn (Rescue Dawn), Angela Kinsey (License to Wed), Anjelika Washington (Step Sisters), Clara Wilsey (film debut), Rico Paris (Crossing Thresholds)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Nzingha Stewart (film debut), director; Sam Wolfson (film debut), writer; Corey L. Marsh (Rim of the World), McG (The DUFF) and Mary Viola (I Feel Pretty), producers; Mateo Messina (Juno), composer; Eric Alan Edwards (My Own Private Idaho), cinematographer; editor TBA

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jodi (Michelle) is the tallest girl in school, and because of that she has always felt uncomfortable in her own skin. However, she finally decides to no longer let that get in the way of her confidence, and sets out to prove that someone like her can, indeed, stand tall…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A teen comedy for anyone who’s ever felt insecure about their height, Tall Girl takes a familiar formula and shakes it up with an all-too-relatable situation at its centre.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2019 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

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