Tall Girl 2

Directed By Emily Ting

After Jodi Kreyman gains popularity, her miscommunications start causing rifts with those around her and now she really needs to 'stand tall'.

  • ABOUT
  • BIO
After her inspiring speech at the homecoming dance, Jodi (Ava Michelle) is no longer just the "tall girl" - she's popular, confident, has a boyfriend, and just booked the lead role in this year's school musical. But as the pressure of her newfound popularity intensifies, so do her insecurities, and new relationships are formed while old ones are tested. As the world she built starts to crumble around her, Jodi realizes that standing tall was only just the beginning.

Born in Taiwan, Emily Ting is an award-winning writer, director, and producer. She most recently directed the YA romance Girl Haunts Boy, starring Peyton List and Michael Cimino, which premiered on Netflix in fall 2024. Before that, she directed Netflix’ Tall Girl 2, released worldwide over Valentine’s Day weekend in 2022. She also wrote and directed the independent features Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (theatrically released in 2016) and Go Back to China (premiered at SXSW in 2019).

As a screenwriter, Emily co-wrote several holiday films for Hallmark, including Christmas with the Singhs (2024), Sealed with a List (2023), and Christmas at the Golden Dragon (2022). She is currently developing Merry Friendsmas, slated for release on the network in 2025.  

Previously, Emily was most known for her producing work, having served as producer or executive producer on the indie features The Kitchen, A Year and Change, Pit Stop, Land Ho!, Man from Reno, and I Will Make You Mine.

Emily resides in Los Angeles with her twins, Austin and Celeste, and is represented by Verve Agency.