Writer/director Gillian Robespierre’s feature debut, Obvious Child, is outrageously funny as well as heartfelt, and it’s anchored by a terrific performance from comedian Jenny Slate who brings heart, ...

Gillian Robespierre’s Obvious Child isn’t your typical romantic comedy. Jenny Slate stars as Donna Stern, a charmingly foul-mouthed Williamsburg stand-up, whose cheating boyfriend (Paul Briganti) ...

Following its Sundance premiere, there was a great deal of buzz for Obvious Child, and judging by the fact I screened it twice in a week, I have to agree with the acclaim. Writer-director Gillian ...

Gillian Robespierre is making waves with her debut feature film Obvious Child, which tackles a serious subject – abortion – in a less-than-serious style: the romantic comedy. An adaptation of her 2009 ...

“We wanted to tell the story through the lens of an actual woman who is strong and funny and empowered and complex — just normal,” she explains when we sat down with both her and Slate separately in ...