Adapted by Gillian Robespierre from her own 2009 short, this Kickstarter-assisted indie drew enthusiastic applause from Sundance audiences and outrage from conservative anti-abortionists who declared: "If America laughs at this, America is beyond redemption." Jenny Slate plays aspiring standup comedian Donna Stern who spends her days working at the splendidly named Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books and her evenings antagonising audiences with her confrontational observations on sex and religion (think Sarah Silverman – sort of). Donna takes pride in talking about everything on stage, including the unplanned pregnancy that resulted from a one-night stand with nice boy Max (Jake Lacy).

Simply mentioning abortion remains a taboo in mainstream American cinema, but Robespierre's admirably forthright romcom remains good-natured as it flies the flag for a woman's right to choose, painting each of its characters in impressively complex hues (mums, dads and lovers all surprise) and putting a refreshingly frank twist on the usual sentimental generic template. The reliably acerbic Gaby Hoffmann gives it some welly as Donna's indomitable best friend Nellie.