What Can't Be Mentioned

What Can't Be Mentioned (2026)

14 years after Dan Sallitt’s The Unspeakable Act (2012), we catch up with Jackie, now a married therapist-in-training who attempts to resolve issues of sexual dysfunction with her husband before deciding to visit her brother and newly pregnant sister-in-law.

Date of release
2026-10-03
Runtime
1h 2m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Dan Sallitt
Collection
The Unspeakable Act Duology

Casting

Interesting facts

What Can't Be Mentioned is a 2026 American drama film written, edited, and directed by Dan Sallitt. It is a sequel to The Unspeakable Act (2012). Tallie Medel and Sky Hirschkron reprise their roles as Jackie Kimball and Matthew Kimball, alongside Kyle McCormack and Kit Zauhar.

Production

In August 2025, it was reported that Dan Sallitt was developing a sequel to The Unspeakable Act (2012), with Tallie Medel and Sky Hirschkron reprising their roles as Jackie Kimball and Matthew Kimball, alongside Kyle McCormack and Kit Zauhar. Principal photography began in October of that year. In August 2026, the film was selected to be screened at the 2026 New York Film Festival.

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