Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby, a short film that premiered during the 2018 SXSW Film Festival, is now a Vimeo Staff Pick.
Emma Seligman’s short film is one of the funniest films I’ve ever seen to be set during a shiva. This even takes the film adaptation of This Is Where I Leave You into account. Rachel Sennott stars as Danielle, a college student who has hooked up with a sugar daddy. It’s a great performance for the comedian despite being a short film. Danielle runs into him at a shiva and not surprisingly, a ton of chaos shortly ensues. The situation as a whole is one that just asks for comedy fodder and Seligman delivers in that regard.
I love what Seligman did with the film. Among the narrative shorts, it’s one of my favorites to premiere this year. Having spoken with Emma the other day, I can’t wait to see what the feature version of the film looks like. If this film is any indication, she’ll have a bright and promising future as a director.
Seligman previously spoke with Solzy at the Movies prior to the start of SXSW.
Writer-director Emma Seligman's stupendous feature debut, Shiva Baby, expands on the 2018 short film in one of the most Jewish films to grace the screen. Shiva is a seven-day mourning period in the Jewish religion. This period traditionally starts following the burial. Mourners stay home during this period while family…
Filmmaker Emma Seligman spoke to Solzy at the Movies ahead of the world premiere of her narrative short, Shiva Baby, premiering Shorts Program 2 at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival. Emma, thanks for joining us today. How are things treating you? Emma Seligman: I'm great, thank you! I'm really excited…
A number of shorts premiered during the 2018 SXSW Film Festival. What follows below is a recap of some of the films that I had a chance to watch during SXSW, including Men Don't Whisper, which I previously saw during the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Emma Seligman's Shiva Baby takes…
Danielle Solzman is native of Louisville, KY, and holds a BA in Public Relations from Northern Kentucky University and a MA in Media Communications from Webster University. She roots for her beloved Kentucky Wildcats, St. Louis Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, and Boston Celtics. Living less than a mile away from Wrigley Field in Chicago, she is an active reader (sports/entertainment/history/biographies/select fiction) and involved with the Chicago improv scene. She also sees many movies and reviews them.
She has previously written for Redbird Rants, Wildcat Blue Nation, and Hidden Remote/Flicksided. From April 2016 through May 2017, her film reviews can be found on Creators.
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