![Actresses Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott as characters Josie and P.J. in the film “Bottoms.” They are standing in an indoor basketball court.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/arts-film-bottoms-review-1200x800.jpg)
Review: ‘Bottoms’ delivers punches and punchlines in its teen sex story
Director and NYU alum Emma Seligman ushers in a new era of queer media through this hilariously horny teen film.
Dani Biondi, Contributing Writer
• September 15, 2023
![“Shiva Baby” is Emma Seligman’s comedy following Danielle (Rachel Sennott) as she navigates a Jewish funeral service with her parents while running into her sugar daddy and her ex-girlfriend. This film is based on Emma Seligman’s senior thesis short film of the same name which she made while at NYU. (Staff Illustration by Susan Behrends Valenzuela)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/arts-shivababy-SusanBehrendsValenzuela-900x675.jpg)
‘Shiva Baby’ embraces the horror of communal gatherings
Rising comedian Rachel Sennott faces her romantic past and present at a hilariously stressful shiva.
Sebastian Zufelt, Staff Writer
• April 7, 2021
![Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott talking on the set of "Shiva Baby."](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/031918_arts-shiva_Photo-by-Sharon-Attia-Courtesy-of-Emma-Seligman-900x600.jpeg)
Tisch Alumna Talks Sugar Babies, Shivas and SXSW
Ryan Mikel, Arts Editor
• March 19, 2018
![Jon Michael Hill and Blake DeLong in “Pass Over.”](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pass-over-126982-900x643.jpg)
What You Missed at SXSW
Ryan Mikel, Arts Editor
• March 19, 2018
![The front of a brown building, with the words "TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS" above the large doors. There are a few people walking down the street in front of the building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/theater-tisch-katiepeurrung-900x621-1-1.jpg)
Carmo Moniz, Editor-at-Large • September 6, 2024
![An aisle of bookshelves filled with multicolored books.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/arts-books-feature-1200x801.jpg)
![An illustration of the Washington Square Park arch and fountain. The words “BACK TO SCHOOL,” are above the words “Ins and Outs.” On the left is a smiling figure under a sunny sky and on the right is an angry figure under a cloudy sky.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/culture-ins-and-outs-1200x800.jpg)
![A man in a black shirt, a woman in a brown sweater, a teenage girl in a gray knit sweater and a child in a blue-and-green striped shirt look scared and are holding one another. They are sitting in a dark children’s bedroom.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/arts-film-afraid-movie-review-1200x720.png)
Karina Rower, Under The Arch Editor • September 6, 2024
![A person wearing a keffiyeh is zip tied by a cop in protective gear.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/news-disciplinaryaction-1200x798.jpg)
Hope Pisoni, Investigative Reporter • September 5, 2024