Sorry, Baby is a 2025 American black comedy drama film written and directed by Eva Victor in their filmmaking debut and produced by Barry Jenkins. Victor also has a starring role alongside Naomi Ackie and Lucas Hedges.
It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2025, where it received critical acclaim. It was released by A24 on June 27, 2025.
Premise.
A college professor tries to recover from a sexual assault.
Production.
The film is written and directed by Eva Victor and produced by Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak and Barry Jenkins. Victor is also in the lead cast that includes Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges, John Carroll Lynch, Louis Cancelmi and Kelly McCormack.
Principal photography took place in Ipswich, Massachusetts in March 2024.
Release.
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2025. In early February, A24 acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film for $8million after a bidding war with studios including Searchlight Pictures, Neon and Mubi. The film served as the closing film of the Directors' Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2025. The film was theatrically released on June 27, 2025 for a limited release, with a wide release planned for July 18.
Reception.
In June 2025, "IndieWire" ranked the film at number 77 on its list of "The 100 Best Movies of the 2020s (So Far)."