![“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
![Rachel Sennott, an NYU Tisch alumna, is an actress known for her appearance in High Maintenance, Shiva Baby and Hostess. (Photo Courtesy of Jenny Wong)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sennot-599x900.png)
Tisch Alumna Talks ‘Shiva Baby,’ Goal-Setting and Twitter
Rachel Sennott discusses her time at Tisch and her upcoming projects.
Julie Goldberg, Books and Theater Editor
• October 14, 2019
![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
![A purple N.Y.U. flag hangs on a building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/news-childaistudy-1200x800.jpg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
![Students stream past the clay-colored main entrance of Bobst Library on a bright fall afternoon. The green scenery of Washington Square Park is reflected off the library’s windows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/news-sustainability-900x600.jpg)
Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
![A woman with brown hair and a blue shirt.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dopico.jpeg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
![A woman dressed in red and holding a purple sign that reads NYU is Complicit in Genocide.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RallyForHesen-3-1200x800.jpg)
Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024