AdvertisementDirector Barry Jenkins Talks On Behalf Of 'Beale Street'December 06, 2018Ailsa ChangMallory YufacebookEmailStephan James and KiKi Layne star as Fonny and Tish, the couple at the center of If Beale Street Could Talk. The movie is director Barry Jenkins' adaptation of a James Baldwin novel of the same name. (Annapurna Pictures)