Performance

Shiva Baby

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Emma Seligman’s 2020 comedy *Shiva Baby* follows Danielle, a young Jewish woman in flux, as a family mourning ritual turns into a tight social maze when an ex and a secret older partner appear in the same room. Set almost entirely inside the shiva, it treats etiquette as pressure and small talk as surveillance, a sharp observation about how communities police identity in public. The film has circulated widely in New York’s festival and indie-theater ecosystem since its release, fitting the city’s long tradition of Jewish-American, conversation-driven cinema. City Winery NYC presents a brunch screening in the Meatpacking District, followed by a Q&A with co-star Danny Deferrari.