Shiva Baby

Completed202077 min

Danielle joins her parents at a shiva hoping to get through the gathering without answering too many questions about her uncertain future. The…Read more +Read less −

Danielle joins her parents at a shiva hoping to get through the gathering without answering too many questions about her uncertain future. The crowded house quickly defeats that plan. Her accomplished ex-girlfriend Maya is there, and so is the older man who has been supporting her financially, accompanied by a wife and baby Danielle did not expect. Surrounded by relatives eager to offer advice, she struggles to keep incompatible versions of her life from colliding. Maya’s presence carries both the sting of unfinished history and the possibility of being understood. As conversations become increasingly uncomfortable and escape routes disappear, the comedy turns an ordinary family obligation into a tightly compressed crisis of desire, dependence, and self-presentation.

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Comedy Drama

Sapphic characters & cast

Rachel Sennott

as Danielle

Main sapphic character

1995-09-19 · ♍ Virgo

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Molly Gordon

as Maya

Main sapphic character

1995-12-06 · ♐ Sagittarius

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Country: United States, Canada
Language: English
Premiere: 2020-08-25
Runtime: 77 minutes
Director: Emma Seligman

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Last researched 2026-10-28. Editorially approved.

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