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Tomris Laffly

Freelance writer and film critic based in New York. Bylines at Film Journal, Time Out NY, Movie Mezzanine, Indiewire, and others.
Jean Dielman

The Growing Significance of ‘Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’

By Tomris Laffly 

Chantal Akerman’s seminal Jeanne Dielman (1975) is a film made up of in-between, throwaway moments we are usually robbed out of in popular cinema.
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The Transformative Power of Kirsten Johnson’s Cameraperson

By Tomris Laffly 
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A Thoughtful Conversation About Midnight Special With Filmmaker Jeff Nichols

By Tomris Laffly 
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Director Keith Maitland on Exploring The Country’s First Mass School Shooting in Tower

By Tomris Laffly 
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The Rising Star Filmmakers of The New Directors/New Films Film Fest

By Tomris Laffly 
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The Good, The Bad and The Future of The Oscars

By Tomris Laffly 
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A lyrical journey through the vanished cultures of Amazonia with Embrace of the Serpent

By Tomris Laffly 
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The Tired Rom-Com Tropes of How to Be Single

By Tomris Laffly 
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These 6 Female-Directed Films Rocked Sundance, But Are Still Waiting for Distribution

By Tomris Laffly