Sydney Sweeney and Julianne Moore brought Echo Valley, Michael Pearce’s thriller about a mother and her troubled daughter, to BFI Southbank three days before its release.
Sydney Sweeney, a Primetime Emmy nominee for Euphoria and The White Lotus, headed the cast at the UK premiere of Echo Valley at BFI Southbank on Tuesday 10 June 2025. Julianne Moore, the Academy Award winner for Still Alice, joined her.
Sweeney was born in Spokane, Washington, in 1997. She began auditioning after trying out as an extra on an independent film shooting near her home, and presented her parents with a five-year business plan.
Everything Sucks!, The Handmaid’s Tale and Sharp Objects brought early notice in 2018. The drama Reality drew critical praise in 2023.
Michael Pearce directed Echo Valley from a screenplay by Brad Ingelsby. Moore played Kate, a horse trainer on a Pennsylvania farm, and Sweeney her daughter Claire, who arrives at her door in an alarming state. The premiere came three days before the thriller began streaming on Apple TV+.
Moore was also nominated for the Academy Award for Boogie Nights, The End of the Affair and Far from Heaven. She holds a BAFTA and two Emmys, one of them for playing Sarah Palin in Game Change.
Domhnall Gleeson, Fiona Shaw and Kyle MacLachlan complete the cast, and Gleeson walked the carpet with them.