NASTY BABY

Sebastián Silva

USA 100 min min Fiction

Synopsis

Nasty Baby centers on a Brooklyn couple, Freddy and his boyfriend Mo, who are trying to have a baby with the help of their best friend, Polly. The film follows the trio as they navigate the idea of creating life while confronted by growing harassment from a menacing local known as ‘The Bishop.’ As things take a dark turn, their joyous pursuit of parenthood is suddenly clouded. Catalan première

* Festivals and awards
Premio Teddy en la Berlinale / Sundance

Filmmaker

Sebastián Silva

Born in Santiago de Chile in 1979, he studied film in Chile and animation in Montreal. He made his feature debut with Life Kills Me in 2007 and then won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival with The Maid in 2009. Old Cats premiered at the New York Film Festival in 2010. Magic Magic, made in the same year as Crystal Fairy (2012) screened at the Sundance Film Festival as well as at Cannes in 2013.

Filmography: Nasty Baby (2015), Magic Magic (2013), Crystal Fairy & The Magical Cactus (2013), Old Cats (2010), La nana (2009), La vida me mata (2007)

Sebastián Silva

Film information

Director: Sebastián Silva
Script: Sebastián Silva
Contact: Versatile
With: Sebastián Silva, Tunde Adebimpe, Kristen Wiig
Country: USA
Year: 2015
Format: DCP
Length: 100 min min
Language: English
Subtitles: Catalan, Spanish
Edition: 2016