Cynthia Erivo on the ‘incidental’ queerness in her new movie Drift: ‘I felt really proud of that’

Cynthia Erivo in Drift (Image: Utopia)

Cynthia Ervio’s film breakthrough came in 2018, in the underseen but astonishing Bad Times at the El Royale. Since then, the powerhouse singer and stage veteran has received two Oscar nods – in 2019, for Best Actress and Best Song, for Harriet Tubman biopic Harriet – and landed a starring role with Ariana Grande in the upcoming Wicked films.

The force of her silver screen ascension makes us need to lie down. What a lovely addition, then, is the lower key Drift. This stripped-back drama follows Liberian refugee Jacqueline, who’s rebuilding her life on a Greek island after escaping the trauma of war. Directed by Anthony Chen and co-produced by Erivo, it was a labour of love. “This film was made on a wing and a prayer, honestly,” Cynthia

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