Gillian Robespierre (June 29, 1978) is an American director and writer, known for writing and directing the 2014 film Obvious Child.
Early life
Robespierre was born in Brooklyn and raised in New York City. In 2005 she graduated from the School of Visual Arts, where she majored in Film and Video.
Career
In 2009 Robespierre co-wrote (with Anna Bean and Karen Maine) and directed the short film Obvious Childi>, about a young woman who is impregnated after a one night stand and decides to have an abortion. Robespierre approached Jenny Slate to star in the lead role after seeing her perform at a comedy club.
Robespierre later expanded the short into her 2014 feature film debut Obvious Child with Slate once again playing the lead role. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival where it was acquired by A24 Films.
As of 2014 she works for the Directors Guild of America.
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