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.
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Latest information about Shiva Baby updated on July 28 2021.
