Sydney Sweeney lit by the orange carpet, Christy screening in London

Hemmed in on all sides, she still finds room to smile. Her long honey-blonde hair falls loose past her shoulders, catching the warm bounce of light thrown up from the orange carpet beneath her, and she wears something dark and simple that lets the moment belong to her face rather than her clothes. Her gaze lifts past the camera toward someone in the crowd, her expression open and genuinely delighted, one hand extended toward a guest at the barrier. Around her, the machinery of a premiere hums quietly along: suited security staff watching the line, a man in navy turning to speak with her, phones raised in blurred silhouette across the foreground. The crush of it all, and she looks perfectly at ease.

This photograph was taken on 17 October 2025 at the BFI London Film Festival, where Christy was shown a month after its premiere in Toronto. Sweeney met the crowd on the red carpet and then introduced the film on stage. She plays the boxer Christy Martin, and is also one of the producers of the film.