It launches careers (Steven Soderbergh!
and builds buzz for independent films that need it.
Did 2024 accomplish that?
Jay Will in Chiwetel Ejiofor’sRob Peace.
Here were our favorite new faces.
Lily Collias inGood One
Collias in India DonaldsonsGood One.
(Collias also had a small part in last years excellent if underseen Sundance filmPalm Trees and Power Lines.
Collias in India Donaldson’sGood One.
)Good Oneis currently seeking distribution.
Taylor Antrim
Jay Will inRob Peace
Will with actor/director Chiwetel Ejiofor on the set ofRob Peace.
His scenes with Ejiofor, who plays Peaces incarcerated father, have high-stakes energy.
Will with actor/director Chiwetel Ejiofor on the set ofRob Peace.
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Izaac Wang inDidi
Wang at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Was there a more crowd-pleasing film at Sundance thanDidi?
No surprise that McKenna-Bruce isamong the nomineesfor BAFTAs directional Rising Star Award this year.
Wang at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Arjona understands exactly how irrepressible this movie should be and plays her part to the hilt.
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Preeti Panigrahi inGirls Will Be Girls
Panigrahi and Kani Kusruti inGirls Will Be Girls.
Shuchi Talatis compelling debut feature,Girls Will Be Girls, surprises at nearly every turn.
Liang inPresence.
McKenna-Bruce inHow to Have Sex,which opens on February 2.
Arjona with costar Glen Powell inHit Man, coming to Netflix in 2024.
O’Brian with costar Kristen Stewart in Love Lies Bleeding, which comes to theaters in March.
Panigrahi and Kani Kusruti inGirls Will Be Girls.
