Shiva Baby

Filmed over 16 days, Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby is an Altmanesque comedy with a wry twist. Rachel Sennott plays Danielle, a claustrophobic college girl whose neuroses are triggered in a big way at a very crowded shiva she attends with her parents. The film’s frantic attitude matches Danielle’s as the shiva turns into an unexpectedly revelatory experience. Seligman based her script on her own book.