“This drama, directed by Megan Griffiths, explores abuse and trauma through a potent and prickly series of conversations… I’ll Show You Mine teases viewers with its story of a charged, prickly and flirtatious interview [that] keep(s) us guessing what will happen [with two stars who imbue the] densely verbal jousts, dodges and truths with compelling chiaroscuro hues.” The New York Times
An author who has made a career by examining her own trauma sits down to interview her beguiling pansexual nephew Nick, whose liberated approach to libido, gender, and personal boundaries both captivates and unsettles her.
As the wine flows and the past unfurls, Priya and Nick find themselves in an increasingly tangled web of intrigue and morality. Over the course of a weekend, the two engage in a game of conversational cat and mouse, each challenging the other to confront and reveal their most buried secrets. With dynamic performances from Poorna Jagannathan and Casey Thomas Brown and animated interludes by Neely Goniodsky, I’ll Show You Mine is engrossing and surprising.
Co-written by Elizabeth Searle, with Tiffany Louquet and David Shields; directed by Megan Griffiths.
I’ll Show You Mine was released in theaters in 2023, and is available to stream from Apple, Amazon Prime Video, and other services.
Praise for I'll Show You Mine
“This drama, directed by Megan Griffiths, explores abuse and trauma through a potent and prickly series of conversations… I’ll Show You Mine teases viewers with its story of a charged, prickly and flirtatious interview [that] keep(s) us guessing what will happen [with two stars who imbue the] densely verbal jousts, dodges and truths with compelling chiaroscuro hues.” The New York Times
“Two nervy lead performances and a very well-written script.” Capital Times
“The provocative drama in which sex and all it entails emotionally, psychologically and physically is explored in revealing candor and with impressive consideration [that] proves most stimulating.” A Movable Feast
“I’ll Show You Mine is a taut, tight, and sexually charged talk-thriller… The film rejoices in unabashedly exploring sexual taboo and towing the incredibly taut line between discussions of body politics, abuses of power, and sexual tension… The true marvel of I’ll Show You Mine is in its script, which so naturalisticly moves from casual flirty dialogue into heartfelt discussions of abuse and trauma and how it can manifest itself into sexual desire. Furthermore, the film thankfully doesn’t seek to shame people for desires born from their abuse. This subtlety is what makes the film such a triumph.” Into
“A clear-eyed, radically frank look intosexual exploration and trauma [that is] unmistakably refreshing and reverberatingly contemporary, tapping the global moment of deep anxieties around and reckonings with plural sexualities.” High On Film
“A legitimately absorbing, layered, funny and fiercely honest piece of work.” The Sun Break
“[A] tour de force… [the filmmakers] took on a daunting challenge — a full-length ‘two-hander’ — and succeeded brilliantly. You can’t look away, and no one in the audience did, as the leads flirt and feint, drink and toke, battle to hide their own wellsprings of shame while strip-mining for the other’s most desperate secrets…” The Art Fuse
“Witty and simmering chamber piece… I’ll Show You Mine is a fascinating tango of memory, truth, and acceptance.” Frameline 46
- Feature Film
- 2023, Duplass Brothers Productions
Festival Screenings
- Frameline Festival San Francisco, CA
- Seattle International Film Festival Seattle, WA
- Provincetown International Film Festival Provincetown, MA
- Bentonville Film Festival Bentonville, AR
- Port Townsend Film Festival Port Townsend, WA
- NewFest New York, NY
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