An Unlikely Romantic Comedy
Posted by: Web Intern
in General
on Sep 30, 2009
I don't want to give away too much about the quirky little ditty, Obvious Child, but I will say that it's an unlikely romantic comedy in that it features Jenny Slate as a woman named Donna, heartbroken and one half of a one night stand who winds up pregnant. Her sticky situation results in a trip to the doctor for an abortion and what happens on the way is where the romantic business occurs.
Written by Anna Bean (a former BUST intern!), Karen Maine, and Gillian Robespierre (who also directed) and shot in Brooklyn earlier this year, this film wanted to bring abortion in the spotlight and show that yes, a happy ending is possible.
If you have 20-something minutes and want to check out Jenny Slate before her SNL promotion, do yourself a favor and check it out.
nicole!
Photo courtesy of Jenny Slate's Facebook (?!)
Obvious Child from Gillian Robespierre on Vimeo.
 

I loved that she called her mother.
When I had an abortion I told my mother too. Though she is very adamantly pro-life, and I don't regret it. I think it made me feel closer to her because even though she doesn't agree with it, she supported me and my decision. I think a part of me would have felt less connected to her if she didn't know. And I firmly believe that letting the people that are close to me know abut my abortion changes the way they see it. Some people only care that abortion is safe and legal when they care about the person having one.
PS Sandra, abortion doesn't have to be the end of the world. I think that was the whole point.

