When I started making films my influences were Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Claire Denis, Wong Kar-wai, Edward Yang. When *Yi Yi* came out it blew my mind wide open. Such a perfect film.
When I started making films my influences were Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Claire Denis, Wong Kar-wai, Edward Yang. When Yi Yi came out it blew my mind wide open.
— Barry Jenkins · Twitter (Barry Jenkins' official account @BandryBarry)