#355: Emma Seligman

Calling Her Mum, Museum of the City of NY, Charli XCX, and more.

Cool people like cool things, which is why we asked Emma Seligman to share a taste of her taste on Perfectly Imperfect.

Emma Seligman is a New York City-based director and screenwriter who became one of the most talked about up-and-coming indie filmmakers after her legendary debut Shiva Baby. Her highly anticipated follow-up Bottoms debuted at SXSW earlier this year and stars her frequent collaborators Ayo Edebiri & Rachel Sennott. The whole theater was howling and it reminded me of the fun raunchy comedies I grew up with in the 2000s. It’s now playing all over the US so get yourself to a showing! Emma is killing it, and lucky for us, they are here to tell us what they’ve been into. 

Without further ado

Emma Seligman (instagram)

📞 Calling my Mum

Ever since leaving my hometown, whenever I am feeling unreasonably stressed and tired and don’t have the energy and focus to journal, I call my Mum like a child. I’m very grateful that she’s the kind of person who can listen to me cry and contrad…