Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby focuses on twentysomething Danielle (Rachel
Sennott), a perennial student who’s been lying to her supportive but
overbearing parents about her faltering academic career. Then again, she
has a lot of secrets she’s keeping, including her relationship with an
older man, Max (Danny Deferrari), who also gives her money. Hauled off to a
shiva by her parents, she’s mortified to encounter her embittered ex Maya
(Molly Gordon), followed by other people who make things increasingly more
awkward. Much to her chagrin, she finds out that many of them have secrets
of their own.
