Sydney Sweeney over shoulders and screens, Christy screening London

She stands in the thick of it, long honey-toned hair swept over one shoulder, a pale blush gown catching the glow of the carpet lights. Her smile is unhurried and genuinely warm, tilted toward someone just out of frame, as though the shouting and the raised phones have briefly narrowed to a single conversation. Around her the crowd presses close: a forest of screens held high, a security escort in dark tailoring turning to scan the line, fans in caps and jackets leaning over the barrier for their one frame. Orange signage burns behind her, throwing heat into the picture, while cooler blue light from all those glowing displays washes the foreground. It is the ordinary chaos of an arrival, made graceful by one composed face at its center.

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.