JIFF: Shiva Baby

The Story

The last person Danielle expects to run into at a family shiva is her sugar daddy Max, whose apartment she was coming from. Avoiding him – and his beautiful wife and baby – is impossible, as is keeping her nagging parents, prying family friends and angry ex-girlfriend Maya away. This sharp-witted dark comedy from first-time feature writer/director Emma Seligman is a quirky yet sensitive exploration of the pressure young people face today.

Rating

E

Duration

77 min

Cast

Polly Draper, Dianna Agron, Fred Melamed, Molly Gordon, Rachel Sennott, Danny Deferrari

Director

Emma Seligman