Emma Seligman's feature debut centers on a young woman forced to juggle her ex-girlfriend, older lover and pushy parents at the same Jewish funeral. Read THR's full review of ShivaBaby, 'a deftly crafted comedy of discomfort'
. Danielle isn’t as exuberant or volubly eccentric as those characters . But she exudes a sulky, frazzled radiance that grows on you.
Between bouts of passive-aggressive warfare with Maya, Danielle grudgingly mingles, fielding comments and queries about her recent weight loss and relationship status. She also endures her mom dragging her around to schmooze with well-connected mourners who might be able to hook her up with a postgrad job. By some disastrous coincidence, one such mourner is sugar daddy Max, in attendance with his "shiksa princess" wife and baby — neither of whom Danielle knew existed.
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