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Performances

Explore the nitty-gritty technical descriptions that comprise an excellent performance.

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Seventh Row Editors / February 9, 2021

The best performances of Sundance 2021

Our editors pick the ten best performances of Sundance 2021, from Daniel Kaluuya to Martha Plimpton.

A collection of stills of the most exciting emerging actors at Sundance 2020, with the Sundance logo in the centre.

Seventh Row Editors / January 28, 2021

Ten emerging actors to watch at Sundance 2021

Our editors pick the ten most exciting emerging actors at Sundance 2021, from Niamh Algar to Anna Cobb.

Stills of Matt Dillon and Lars Eidinger in Proxima side by side.

Alex Heeney / January 23, 2021

FYC: Matt Dillon’s and Lars Eidinger’s complex portraits of men in Proxima

In Proxima, Matt Dillon and Lars Eidinger play the rare male characters who are flawed, privileged, and yet still empathetic.

Two stills of Théodore Pellerin in Never Rarely Sometimes Always and Théodore Pellerin in Souterrain in front of a blue background.

Alex Heeney / January 9, 2021

FYC: Théodore Pellerin continued to prove himself in 2020

23-year-old Québécois actor Théodore Pellerin delivered two standout supporting performances in 2020, in Never Rarely Sometimes Always and Souterrain.

A still of Vanessa Kirby in Pieces of a Woman in front of a swirling orange background.

Alex Heeney / January 7, 2021

Vanessa Kirby beautifully underplays a showy role in Pieces of a Woman

Thirty minutes into Pieces of a Woman, I was ready to declare Vanessa Kirby a future Oscar nominee for the film.

A still of Adam Beach in Monkey Beach, in front of a bright orange background.

Alex Heeney / January 5, 2021

FYC: Adam Beach shines in Monkey Beach as a troubled father figure

Adam Beach appears in only a handful of scenes of Monkey Beach, but he leaves such an impression, you’re convinced he was on screen longer.

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