Tallie Medel returns as Jackie, now in her late twenties in Brooklyn and training as a social worker, facing trouble with her bookkeeper boyfriend while maybe still nursing feelings for her older brother, who has just announced a baby. Microbudget maestro Dan Sallitt plays it with comic timing and radical empathy. If you like Brooklyn-set indies built on awkward, honest conversations, this is a sharp hour.
What to expect
A 61-minute feature paired with Nathan Silver's seven-minute short, in which his parents narrate upstate birdwatching trips by voice memo while he films birds in Paris. Expect deadpan humor and emotional undercurrents. Kit Zauhar and Kyle McCormack round out a small cast playing the people around Jackie's unspoken history.
Good to know
- Take the 1 train to 66 St–Lincoln Center; the A, B, C and D stop a few blocks south at 59 St–Columbus Circle.
- The program opens with the short Sounds From Home.
- Festival screenings start on time, so collect tickets and get in line early.
- If a screening is listed as sold out, check Film at Lincoln Center's site again closer to the day for released seats.
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Common questions
Is What Can't Be Mentioned a sequel?
Yes, a sequel of sorts to Dan Sallitt's 2012 film The Unspeakable Act.
How long is the program?
The feature runs 61 minutes, plus a seven-minute short.
