What We Hide

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What We Hide
What We Hide poster.jpg
Directed byDan Kay
Written byDan Kay
Produced by
  • Jeff Hoffman
  • Yaniv Hoffman
  • Dan Kay
  • Joseph Restaino
  • Dan Sima
  • Tony Stopperan
Starring
CinematographyPip White
Edited byJC Bond
Music byAlexis Grapsas
Production
companies
  • Hungry Bull Productions
  • Above the Clouds
  • Beautiful Ghosts Productions
  • Provoke Productions
  • WinniePeg Productions
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Release dates
  • February 2025 (2025-02)(Santa Barbara)
  • August 8, 2025 (2025-08-08)(United States)
LanguageEnglish

What We Hide, also titled Spider & Jessie, is a 2025 American drama film directed and written by Dan Kay. It stars Mckenna Grace and Jojo Regina as sisters who hide their mother's body following a fatal overdose. Forrest Goodluck, Malia Baker, Dacre Montgomery and Jesse Williams appear in supporting roles. It has received generally positive reviews.

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Plot

After their mother dies from an overdose, the sisters Spider and Jessie hide her body out of a fear that they will be separated by the foster system.

Cast

Production

The film was announced by Deadline Hollywood in October 2022. [1] It was filmed in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties in Florida, United States, between 2022 and 2023 at Seminole High School and Bauder Elementary School. Hurricane Ian halted filming for six days. [2]

Release

The film at its world premiere under the title Spider & Jessie in February 2025 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. [3] It was released in select theaters on August 8, 2025, and became available on digital and video on demand on August 29 under the title What We Hide. [4]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 80% of 10 critics' reviews are positive. [5] Monica Castillo of RogerEbert.com unfavourably compared What We Hide to the coming-of-age drama film Winter's Bone (2010), saying it "simply does not carry that suspense or tension". She wrote that the film "has the feeling of an old after-school special, a melodramatic lesson about a topical issue". [6]

References

  1. D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 3, 2022). "Mckenna Grace To Lead 'Spider & Jessie' With Jesse Williams & Jojo Regina Also Starring In Opioid Drama". Deadline. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  2. DeYoung, Bill (August 24, 2025). "Locally-made movie 'What We Hide' debuts Friday". St Pete Catalyst. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  3. Dixon, Marcus (January 17, 2025). "2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival to spotlight female directors, raise funds for L.A. wildfire relief". Gold Derby. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  4. Marc, Christopher (July 8, 2025). "'What We Hide' Trailer: Mckenna Grace Leads Sibling Thriller Coming To Theaters & Digital This August". The Playlist. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  5. "What We Hide". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  6. Castillo, Monica. "What We Hide". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved August 30, 2025.