Showing My Work
By Megan Griffiths | June 21, 2023
By Megan Griffiths | June 21, 2023
Showing My Work
Director Megan Griffiths on the extensive reading about trauma she did for her new film, I'll Show You Mine, which is out this week.
Megan Griffiths
Megan Griffiths is a writer and director working in film and television. Her latest film, I’ll Show You Mine, starring Poorna Jagannathan and Casey Thomas Brown, opens in theaters on June 23. She has directed episodes of the Duplass Brothers’ Room 104 for HBO, Animal Kingdom for TNT, Prodigal Son for Fox, as well as shows for Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and EPIX. Her most recent feature, Sadie (starring Sophia Mitri Schloss, Melanie Lynskey, John Gallagher Jr, Danielle Brooks and Tony Hale), premiered at SXSW 2018 and is now streaming on Amazon Prime. Her feature work also includes The Night Stalker (starring Lou Diamond Phillips as serial killer Richard Ramirez), Lucky Them (starring Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church, Oliver Platt and Johnny Depp), Eden (starring Jamie Chung, Matt O’Leary and Beau Bridges) and The Off Hours (starring Amy Seimetz, Ross Partridge and Scoot McNairy). More on Megan can be found at thecinechick.com.
Talks
The Clouds That Touch Us Out of Clear Skies
By Megan Griffiths | June 11, 2020
By Megan Griffiths | June 11, 2020
The Clouds That Touch Us Out of Clear Skies
Through a 20-year-old Lynn Shelton film, viewable here for the first time, Megan Griffiths finds a new way to know her friend and to process her loss.
Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Lynn Shelton
By Filmmakers | May 18, 2020
By Filmmakers | May 18, 2020
Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Lynn Shelton
Megan Griffiths, Joshua Leonard, Noël Wells and more pay tribute to the great writer-director, who tragically passed away on Friday aged 54.
My Coronavirus Wedding
By Megan Griffiths | March 17, 2020
By Megan Griffiths | March 17, 2020
My Coronavirus Wedding
Filmmaker Megan Griffiths, who got married in Seattle this past weekend, on #loveinthetimeofcorona.
Fuck Shame
By Megan Griffiths | March 18, 2019
By Megan Griffiths | March 18, 2019
Fuck Shame
Writer-director Megan Griffiths watches the new Hulu series Shrill, and sees an important, landmark show – and herself.
Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) Talks with Megan Griffiths (Sadie) for the Talkhouse Podcast
By Colin Trevorrow | October 11, 2018
By Colin Trevorrow | October 11, 2018
Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) Talks with Megan Griffiths (Sadie) for the Talkhouse Podcast
Trevorrow chats with his friend Griffiths about her new movie Sadie, blockbusters, diversity, "overnight" success, and much more.
WeTalk — Seattle Storytellers: Lynn Shelton and Megan Griffiths
By Ondi Timoner | April 10, 2018
By Ondi Timoner | April 10, 2018
WeTalk — Seattle Storytellers: Lynn Shelton and Megan Griffiths
Ondi Timoner kicks off her new female-centric talk show by sitting down with two longtime friends and cinematic collaborators.
The Pervert/Genius Problem
By Megan Griffiths | January 2, 2018
By Megan Griffiths | January 2, 2018
The Pervert/Genius Problem
Megan Griffiths on what to do with the art created by sexual predators.
The Pervert/Genius Problem
By Megan Griffiths | November 29, 2017
By Megan Griffiths | November 29, 2017
The Pervert/Genius Problem
Megan Griffiths on what to do with the art created by sexual predators.
Escaping Escapism, Or How Political Movies Helped Me Find Hope Again
By Megan Griffiths | April 20, 2017
By Megan Griffiths | April 20, 2017
Escaping Escapism, Or How Political Movies Helped Me Find Hope Again
The Seattle-based writer-director fights her post-election malaise by watching everything from A Face in the Crowd to Falling Down.
I Wasn’t Hired to Direct Into the Forest – Here’s What I Thought of the Film
By Megan Griffiths | August 25, 2016
By Megan Griffiths | August 25, 2016
I Wasn’t Hired to Direct Into the Forest – Here’s What I Thought of the Film
Writer-director Megan Griffiths shares a unique perspective on the experience of watching a film you were considered for, but did not get.
Captain Fantastic and the Question of Role Models
By Megan Griffiths | July 18, 2016
By Megan Griffiths | July 18, 2016
Captain Fantastic and the Question of Role Models
Writer-director Megan Griffiths on Matt Ross' family drama Captain Fantastic, how to raise kids right, and her late mother.
“Never Make Another Movie Again”: Filmmakers Choose Their Favorite Negative User Reviews
By Filmmakers | March 22, 2016
By Filmmakers | March 22, 2016
“Never Make Another Movie Again”: Filmmakers Choose Their Favorite Negative User Reviews
Talkhouse Film contributors dig around on IMDb, Amazon, Netflix and more to find the most hilariously outspoken takes on their movies.
Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them) Talks Marielle Heller’s The Diary of a Teenage Girl
By Megan Griffiths | January 12, 2016
By Megan Griffiths | January 12, 2016
Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them) Talks Marielle Heller’s The Diary of a Teenage Girl
A period coming-of-age dramedy, Heller's debut feature is a portrait of adolescence femininity that embraces complexity.
Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them) Talks Jon M. Chu’s Jem and the Holograms
By Megan Griffiths | October 29, 2015
By Megan Griffiths | October 29, 2015
Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them) Talks Jon M. Chu’s Jem and the Holograms
A filmmaker who grew up a fan of the original cartoon series finds a disappointing vision presented in its big-screen remake.
Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them) Talks Chris Messina’s Alex of Venice
By Megan Griffiths | April 22, 2015
By Megan Griffiths | April 22, 2015
Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them) Talks Chris Messina’s Alex of Venice
At a time when dramas are no longer in vogue in Hollywood, indie film is where the great movies are being made about the complexities of human life.
