NYC ON FILM, NYC IN LOVE: OBVIOUS CHILD (2014)

Sunday, October 9, 2022
NEW YORK ON FILM, NEW YORK IN LOVE:
OBVIOUS CHILD (2014)
Presented by Rush in Dumplings
Programmed by Lana Schwartz
$11 GA / $8 OFS

On stage, comedian Donna Stern (Jenny Slate) is unapologetically herself. But when Donna gets dumped, loses her job, and finds herself pregnant just in time for Valentine’s Day, she has to navigate the murky waters of independent adulthood for the first time. As she grapples with an uncertain financial future, an unwanted pregnancy, and a surprising new suitor, Donna begins to discover that the most terrifying thing about adulthood isn’t facing it all on her own.
Dir. Gillian Robespierre / 2014 / US / 90 minutes

“I love a good opposites attract rom com — and it’s refreshing that this one doesn’t have our two leads at odds for the majority of the movie. Plus, it’s wonderful to see Jenny Slate’s character learn how to balance strength and self-possession with vulnerability.” – Lana Schwartz

ABOUT LANA SCHWARTZ:
Lana has written for Ubisoft, The New Yorker, Shondaland, InStyle, The Hairpin, Vulture, Alma, Mental Floss, Above Average, The Toast, and has served a contributor to StarWipe (a vertical of The Onion), The Hard Times, and The Whiskey Journal. Together with her high school best friend, Ilana Michelle Rubin, she creates videos as one-half of Nanners Comedy. They also host the monthly variety show My Hometown, which was an official selection of The New York Television Festival in 2018 and more recently, celebrated its four-year anniversary at Union Hall. Additionally, their Annual Chanukahstravaganza regularly sells out and has been recommended by The New York Times, New York Magazine, NBC’s Listen Up, TimeOut, and more. Lana occasionally performs stand up comedy – if someone asks nicely or if she feels like it. Lana’s animated short, Bookbag Bottom, won the Jury Award at Quickie Fest V in June 2018.

Her first book, Build Your Own Romantic Comedy: Pick Your Plot, Meet Your Man, and Direct Your Happily Ever After was released by Ulysses Press on March 17, 2020. It was named one of Vulture’s Best Comedy Books of the Year and called “Brilliantly fun!” by Entertainment Weekly.

SCREENING: SAT 10/9 7PM
Tickets available at the box office 1/2 hour before showtimes.

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