BABY RUBY Q&A | TIFF 2022

“The team behind BABY RUBY in conversation with TIFF in advance of its premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. The tightly scripted world of a vlogger and influencer (Noémie Merlant, Portrait of a Lady on Fire) unravels as postpartum depression, a lack of support from those in her orbit, and her baby’s apparent hostility all mount, in noted playwright Bess Wohl’s feature debut. The 47th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 8 to 18, 2022. For more, visit . Jo (Noémie Merlant) is a young lifestyle influencer with the kind of renovated home, handsome husband (Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington), and picture-perfect, aspirational nursery that make her followers envy her. Typically in control of herself and everyone in her radius, Jo prepares for the arrival of her baby, Ruby, by planning her own flawless baby shower and vlogging every step along the way. Soon, however, the chaos of postpartum recovery and new motherhood throws Jo’s routines a