Shiva Baby

2/3 // A fine, if fleeting, short film. Thought I'd check it out ahead of watching the feature-length flick that followed and this 2018 release is alright, nothing special but has some amusement in there. Rachel Sennott is solid as lead.

This movie is everything a great movie should be. Takes you to a place where you can't look away. You go back and forth following the conversations and you feel a tension rising and you get drawn in deeper and deeper. I felt like I was there inside that house. It is comic but the drama is always building. Loved it.

I went to this film without no expectations. It was hilarious! The Jewish family we all know from within, is well written and the conflicts pin you down to the ground from all that laughter!

P.s. That poster says it all!

Wondering where can we watch it online... Anyhow, go see!

Shiva Baby (2018) is a very short film of 8 minutes. Within the time limit, it conveys a very simple yet brilliant story in a convincing way. A good film school product. This was adopted into a full length feature in 2020 with the same title, by the same Writer-Director and lead role.