The filmmaker Celine Song is expecting her first child. On September 19, 2026, which was also her birthday, Song shared the news on Instagram with two photographs of herself holding her baby bump outdoors. She kept the caption short, writing 38Y 25W, a reference to her age and to being 25 weeks along in the pregnancy. She did not include any further text with the images, and the post worked as both a birthday marker and a quiet announcement.
Song, 38, is one of the more talked-about directors of recent years. Her debut feature, Past Lives, arrived in 2023 and drew wide praise, earning Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. She wrote as well as directed the film, a restrained story about time, distance and the paths people do not take. It established her as a distinctive voice in independent cinema and drew attention to her writing.
She followed that debut with Materialists, released in 2025. The film continued her interest in relationships and the choices that shape them, and it kept her among the directors whose next projects are closely followed. Between the two features, Song moved from a promising newcomer to an established name. News of her announcement spread quickly through entertainment outlets after it went up, a sign of how far her profile had grown.
Song is married to the screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes, 36. The couple wed in 2016, long before either became widely known for their work. Kuritzkes wrote the screenplays for Challengers and Queer, both of which reached audiences in the same stretch that Song’s own films were gaining recognition. The two have often been described as a writing household, working in parallel on separate projects.
The couple has generally kept their private life out of public view, which made the low-key birthday post stand out. The child will be the couple’s first. Song did not share a due date or other details, and she has not spoken further about how the pregnancy might affect her upcoming work. For now, the announcement remained a simple personal note shared on a personal day.
