Emma Seligman is a Canadian writer/director and winner of the 2022 Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. Her debut feature SHIVA BABY was selected to screen at SXSW and TIFF in 2020 and was named a New York Times Critics Pick. In 2020, Emma was named one of Variety’s 10 Screenwriters to Watch and one of Filmmaker Mag’s ‘25 New Faces of Independent Film. Her second feature, BOTTOMS, made with Orion Pictures, will premiere at SXSW 2023. 

Show Notes

• Emma Seligman
• BOTTOMS - Info / Trailer
• Emma's Instagram @emmaseligman
• BOTTOMS on Instagram @bottomsmovie

Other inspiration mentioned in the interview:

• NO HARD FEELINGS - Trailer
• JOY RIDE - Trailer
• BARBIE - Trailer
• Emma's creative partner Rachel Sennott - actress and comedien
• Emma's Short Film Shiva Baby
• Katheryn Bigelow
• Marielle Heller ( The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015), Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) - nominated for an Oscar)
• Greta Gerwig

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