The Close-Up: In Conversation with Carrie Coon

Carrie Coon has established herself as one of stage and screen’s most formidable acting talents. Her riveting performance in The Nest demonstrated her uncanny capability of oscillating between fierceness and fragility, and the ensemble His Three Daughters served as a showcase for her deftness and generosity in playing off other performers. Her acclaimed work in The Leftovers, Fargo, The Gilded Age, and The White Lotus proves she is one of the industry’s most captivating talents. Her stage credits include lauded Broadway’s Bug and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. The Liberation (screening at this year’s VIFF) finds Coon delivering a powerhouse performance that will factor into the awards conversation and be talked about for years to come.

VIFF is honoured to present Carrie Coon with a VIFF Luminary Award, recognizing her tremendous contributions to the art of the moving image. In the wide-ranging conversation that will follow the presentation, Coon will discuss the collaborative spirit and conviction she developed in acclaimed regional theatre companies and now brings to her work with acclaimed film and television directors.

See Carrie Coon in The Liberation, screening at VIFF on Oct 4.

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