“A marvel and will pull you to the end of your seat, biting your nails in second-hand cringe.” (The Playlist)
Being a New York Jew has generated an endless fund of comic possibility, and it’s a source of inspiration that shows no signs of flagging any time soon. Danielle is your typical Jewish princess, racked by neurotic self-doubt, suffocated by her loving parents who expect her to be a high-achiever, or at least a mother. Follow her to the shiva (funeral reception) from hell, complete with her ex-girlfriend, her lover/client who arrives with his shiksa wife and child, and sundry other relatives and friends who conspire to produce one of the drollest evenings of embarrassment you’ll ever enjoy. “head-spinning, knee-buckling, stomach-knotting” (Hollywood Reporter)
Emma Seligman
Emma Seligman is a Canadian filmmaker based in New York. She graduated from New York University’s Film & TV program in 2017, where she made her first two short films, including the initial short version of Shiva Baby. The expanded version is her debut feature.
