Deragh Campbell is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. She is known for her acclaimed performances in independent Canadian cinema. Her collaborations with filmmaker Sofia Bohdanowicz—Never Eat Alone (2016), Veslemøy's Song (2018), MS Slavic 7 (2019), and Point and Line to Plane (2020)—have screened at film festivals internationally. Campbell has also starred in three of Kazik Radwanski's feature films; she played a small role in How Heavy This Hammer (2015), the lead role in Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2019), and opposite Matt Johnson in Matt and Mara (2024).
Deragh Campbell | |
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.jpg) Campbell at tiff 2024 | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and filmmaker |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Known for | Collaborations with Sofia Bohdanowicz and Kazik Radwanski |
| Parent(s) | Benedict Campbell Jackie Maxwell |
Campbell has won accolades for her work, including the Jay Scott Prize from the Toronto Film Critics Association and Best Actress in a Canadian Film from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle.
Career
editOriginally from Toronto, Ontario, she is the daughter of actor Benedict Campbell and theatre director Jackie Maxwell.[1]
Campbell studied creative writing at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec before deciding to pursue an acting career.[2]
Campbell made her film debut in Matthew Porterfield's 2013 independent feature film I Used to Be Darker.[3] She was named as one of the Toronto International Film Festival's "Rising Stars" in 2015, alongside Stephan James, Aliocha Schneider, and Karelle Tremblay.[4] Since then, she has appeared in several films, including How Heavy This Hammer (2015), The Other Half (2016), and Fail to Appear (2017).[3]
Campbell's collaborations with filmmaker Sofia Bohdanowicz have screened at festivals around the world. Since 2016, she has portrayed the character of Audrey Benac in six of Bohdanowicz's films: Never Eat Alone (2016), Veslemøy's Song (2018), MS Slavic 7 (2019), Point and Line to Plane (2020), A Woman Escapes (2022) and Measures for a Funeral (2024). Campbell was a credited co-director of MS Slavic 7 as well.[5]
Never Eat Alone premiered in the Future//Present section of the 2016 Vancouver International Film Festival;[6] Veslemøy's Song, a short film, premiered at the 2018 Locarno Film Festival and was named by the Toronto International Film Festival to its annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list;[7][8] MS Slavic 7 had its world premiere at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival and screened at the annual New Directors/New Films Festival.[9][10]
Their latest short film, Point and Line to Plane, which also featured Campbell as the fictional character Audrey Benac,[11] premiered at the Marseille International Film Festival in July 2020 and subsequently screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, the Festival de nouveau cinéma in Montreal, and the Vienna International Film Festival, among others.[12][13][14]
In 2019, Campbell starred in Brandon Cronenberg's short film Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You, which premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[15]
That same year, Campbell also starred in Kazik Radwanski's third feature film, Anne at 13,000 Ft., which premiered in the Platform Prize competition and received an honourable mention from the jury at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[16][17] Campbell earned rave reviews from critics for her performance in the film; the National Post called her "remarkable."[18] Anne at 13,000 Ft. was also selected to screen at the 70th Berlin Film Festival,[19] among other festivals.[20][21]
Campbell starred opposite Michaela Kurimsky in Hannah Cheesman's short film, Succor, which was an official selection for the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[22][23]
In 2023, Campbell appeared in M. H. Murray's directorial debut, I Don't Know Who You Are, which premiered in the Discovery program at the Toronto International Film Festival.[24][25]
In 2024, Campbell starred opposite Matt Johnson in Radwanski's fourth feature film, Matt and Mara, which premiered at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival.[26]
Accolades
editCampbell is a three-time Vancouver Film Critics Circle award nominee for Best Actress in a Canadian Film, receiving nominations in 2016 for Never Eat Alone,[27] in 2017 for Fail to Appear,[28] and in 2019 for Anne at 13,000 Ft.[29] She won the award in 2019 for Anne at 13,000 Ft.[30]
In 2020, she was awarded the Jay Scott Prize by the Toronto Film Critics Association,[31] and received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards for Anne at 13,000 Ft.[32]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | I Used to Be Darker | Taryn | |
| 2014 | Person to Person | Julia | |
| 2015 | Stinking Heaven | Lucy | |
| Beach Week | Yeardley | ||
| How Heavy This Hammer | Schoolteacher | ||
| O, Brazen Age | Anna | ||
| 2016 | The Other Half | Anna | |
| Never Eat Alone | Audrey Benac | Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominee for Best Actress in a Canadian Film | |
| The Intestine | Patricia | ||
| Let Your Heart Be Light | |||
| 2017 | Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog | Camille | |
| Mobile Homes | Actress | ||
| Fail to Appear | Isolde | Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominee for Best Actress in a Canadian Film | |
| All Shook Up | Slain beauty queen | ||
| 2018 | It's Hard to Be Human | Victoria | |
| Veslemøy's Song | Audrey Benac | ||
| 2019 | MS Slavic 7 | ||
| Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You | Emily | ||
| Project Ithaca | Sera | ||
| Anne at 13,000 Ft. | Anne | Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominee for Best Actress in a Canadian Film | |
| Pick | Teacher | ||
| Chubby | Heather | ||
| Foreign Powers | |||
| 2020 | Point and Line to Plane | Audrey Benac | |
| Succor | Abigail | ||
| 2022 | You Can Live Forever | Amanda | |
| A Woman Escapes | Audrey Benac | ||
| So Much Tenderness | Nancy | ||
| 2023 | I Don't Know Who You Are | Agnes | |
| 2024 | Matt and Mara | Mara | |
| Measures for a Funeral | Audrey Benac | ||
| TBA | Two Cuckolds Go Swimming | Molly | |
| The Christmas Card | Katy | ||
| An Evening Song (for three voices) | Martha |
References
edit- ^ Barry Hertz, "Meet the first family of Canadian culture: Mother-daughter duo Jackie Maxwell and Deragh Campbell reflect on lives spent in the arts". The Globe and Mail, September 6, 2024.
- ^ Skinner, Justin (2015-09-04). "Bloorcourt Village resident Deragh Campbell chosen as one of three rising stars for the Toronto International Film Festival". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ a b Andrew Parker, "Want to know what’s next for Canadian cinema? Look for Deragh Campbell". TheGATE.ca, September 5, 2019.
- ^ Cassandra Szklarski, "Films from Rozema, Falardeau, McDonald, Maddin highlight TIFF's Canuck lineup". Canadian Press, August 5, 2015.
- ^ Mantagni, Ian (February 20, 2019). "Berlinale first look: MS Slavic 7 draws strength from the written word". Sight and Sound. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Adam (September 22, 2017). "Future//Present Returns to VIFF". VIFF. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ Howell, Peter (December 6, 2018). "TIFF strategically trades champagne for screen time for Canada's Top Ten movies". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Kasman, Daniel (August 8, 2018). "Locarno 2018. The Three Heroines". Mubi. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Young, Deborah (February 21, 2019). "'MS Slavic 7': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Asch, Mark (April 1, 2019). ""No One's Going to Knock at Your Door and Say 'I Want to Hire You to Be a Filmmaker'": Sofia Bohdanowicz and Deragh Campbell on MS Slavic 7". Filmmaker. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "TIFF Talk: Sofia Bohdanowicz and Deragh Campbell on Point and Line to Plane – Point of View Magazine". povmagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "Point and Line to Plane". FIDMarseille. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- ^ "Short Cuts Programme 02". TIFF. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "Point and Line to Plane". MAISON DU BONHEUR. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ Melanie Goodfellow, "Cannes Critics' Week unveils 2019 line-up". Screen Daily, April 22, 2019.
- ^ "Anne at 13,000 ft". TIFF. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ Barry Hertz (September 5, 2019). "TIFF 2019: With Anne at 13,000 ft., Kazik Radwanski and Deragh Campbell hit the heights of Canada's micro-budget indie movement". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Culture; Movies (2019-09-06). "The strength of this year's Canadian lineup comes from TIFF's focus on fresh and innovative young voices | National Post". Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ "Berlinale unveils 2020 forum titles". Screen Daily. January 20, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-21.
- ^ "ANNE AT 13,000 FT". Festival du nouveau cinéma. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ "ANNE AT 13,000 FT » Calgary Film". www.calgaryfilm.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ "Short Cuts Programme 05". TIFF. Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ Desk, TV News. "Hannah Cheesman and Aiken Heart Film's SUCCOR Bows at TIFF20". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Talty, Caitie (2023-09-18). "TIFF 2023: Our Review of 'I Don't Know Who You Are'". In The Seats. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ Rizov, Vadim (2023-09-09). "TIFF 2023: Evil Does Not Exist, I Don't Know Who You Are | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (2024-01-22). "Rooney Mara, Isabelle Huppert, Gael Garcia Bernal Films Set for 2024 Berlinale". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "2017 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 16, 2016.
- ^ "2018 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 15, 2017.
- ^ Adrian Mack, "Marriage Story dominates Vancouver Film Critics Circle noms". The Georgia Straight, December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Vancouver film critics award 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open'" Archived 2020-02-23 at the Wayback Machine. Tri-City News, January 7, 2020.
- ^ "Toronto film critics award 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open'". 660 News, January 9, 2020.
- ^ Norman Wilner, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". Now, February 18, 2020.