ComingSoon can exclusively reveal the trailer for American Baby, an upcoming drama starring Abigail Pniowsky and Elisha Henig. The film comes from Ellen Rodnianski, marking her directorial debut in a feature. It is produced by Annika Dawson and Lucas Ford, the latter of whom worked on Backrooms and Stranger Things. They are joined by Rodnianski, with Danny Cohen and Len Blavatnik serving as executive producers.
American Baby follows Olivia, a young woman navigating an unplanned pregnancy in small town Texas. As she searches for the suddenly absent teenage father of her child, Oli faces growing isolation from her community.
Watch the exclusive American Baby trailer below (watch more trailers):
What do we see in the American Baby trailer?
The American Baby trailer begins with Olivia dealing with the stress of teenage pregnancy while hiding it from her friends. The footage shows her at a school party meeting Toby, played by Heing, whom she gets intimate with. She is then shown being suspended from school, while her friend is kicked out of the church choir for associating with her. The trailer ends with her connecting with Toby.
Ahead of its wider premiere, the film won the Narrative Feature Audience Award at Austin Film Festival, followed by winning the Grand Jury Texas Competition at Dallas International Film Festival.
Pniowsky previously starred in Apple TV’s Me as Max. Before that, she starred in movies like The Rest of Us, He’s Out There, and Arrival. She has also worked on TV shows like Channel Zero and Ten Days in the Valley. Henig is best known for playing Pootie_Shoe in Apple TV’s Mythic Quest. He has also starred in shows like The Sinner, American Vandal, Alex, Inc. and movies like The Drop.
Rodnianski has had several short films premiered at international film festivals, such as Growing Pains, Family Matters, Zoe’s Dumpling Crisis, and Cinephile.
American Baby releases on November 14, 2026, at Roxy Cinema in New York. American Baby was filmed on location across Texas and will hold a screening in Los Angeles as well this month.
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