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Shiva Baby

Genre
Comedy
Running Time
77 Minutes
Released
2 April, 2021
Shiva Baby

Shiva Baby is a 2020 comedy film written and directed by Emma Seligman. An international co-production of the United States and Canada, the film stars Rachel Sennott as Danielle, a directionless young bisexual Jewish woman who attends a shiva with her family. Other attendees include her successful ex-girlfriend Maya, and her sugar daddy Max with his wife Kim and their screaming baby. It also features Fred Melamed and Polly Draper as Danielle's parents Joel and Debbie, with Jackie Hoffman and Deborah Offner in supporting roles. Adapted from Seligman's own 2018 short film of the same name, it premiered online at the 2020 South by Southwest film festival, while its first public screenings were at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released in theaters and streaming on April 2, 2021.

Director Emma Seligman
Produced by Kieran Altmann, Katie Schiller, Lizzie Shapiro
Screenplay by Emma Seligman
Based on Shiva Baby, by Emma Seligman
Starring Rachel Sennott, Molly Gordon, Polly Draper, Danny Deferrari, Fred Melamed, Dianna Agron
Music Ariel Marx
Cinematography Maria Rusche
Edited by Hanna A. Park
Distributed by Utopia, Pacific Northwest Pictures
Released March 15, 2020 (SXSW), March 26, 2021 (Canada), April 02, 2021 (United States)
Running time 78 minutes
Country United States, Canada
Language English
Budget $225,000
Box office $141,257

About Shiva Baby

A college student has an awkward encounter with her sugar daddy while at a funeral service with her parents. The comedy was written and directed by Emma Seligman.

Achievement of Shiva Baby

The movie premiered online at the digital 2020 South by Southwest film festival. The film's screenplay was named on Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch.

Top Facts You Did Not Know About Shiva Baby

Films about babies.. Casual sex in films.. Films about infidelity.. LGBT-related comedy films.. Canadian LGBT-related films.. Films about families.

Latest information about Shiva Baby updated on July 28 2021.