The next entry in Emma Seligman’s filmography is another dark comedy titled Bottoms that will premiere at this year’s SXSW Festival.
The Canadian director broke out on the cinema scene back in 2020 with her first feature film, Shiva Baby.
The movie was also selected for SXSW and Toronto International Film Festival that year and gathered a major positive reception from critics and audiences.
Originally adapted from her own 7-minute short film in 2018, Seligman incorporated a lot of her identity into the story and main character, Danielle (Rachel Sennott).
Being a Jewish and bisexual lead of the film, Shiva Baby was widely regarded as a refreshing, multi-layered, and entertaining movie with favorable and innovative representations of Jewish and bisexual cultures.
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