In 2016, Meghie made her feature film debut with the indie comedy-drama
Jean of the Joneses which premiered at the
SXSW Film Festival. The film received a nomination for
Best First Screenplay at the
Independent Spirit Awards and two
Canadian Screen Award nominations at the
5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017. Meghie was also nominated in the
Best Original Screenplay category. After her first picture, Meghie began work on studio features. She directed the romance film
Everything, Everything (2017), an adaptation of
the New York Times best selling novel
Everything, Everything. The film starred
Amandla Stenberg and
Nick Robinson and was a commercial success, grossing $61 million worldwide on a production budget of $10 million. Marking her return to indie features, Meghie's film
The Weekend premiered at the
2018 Toronto International Film Festival. The indie film was shot in just under two weeks from a script Meghie had written years prior. In 2020, Meghie directed her fourth feature film,
The Photograph. The film was inspired by Meghie's own grandmother who reconnected with a daughter she had not seen in almost thirty years. Starring
Issa Rae and
Lakeith Stanfield, the film received generally favourable reviews and grossed $20 million. Meghie was slated to direct a
Whitney Houston biopic for
Sony Pictures titled
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody from a screenplay written by
Anthony McCarten and with
Naomi Ackie set to star as Houston.
Kasi Lemmons ultimately took over directing duties though Meghie remained an executive producer. On March 14, 2022, Meghie signed with
Lighthouse Management + Media for representation. Meghie is also set to executive-produce
The Princess and the Frog spin-off series
Tiana. She was also originally hired as writer and director, but was replaced in those capacities by Joyce Sherri by October 2023, On February 22, 2023, it was announced that Meghie would direct multiple episodes of the
Disney+ series
Wonder Man, set in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe. ==Filmography==