Carly Mattox

i’m a freelance film and culture writer based in Queens. my work has been published in Sight & Sound, MUBI Notebook, Documentary, The Brooklyn Rail, Little White Lies, and Girls on Tops, among other publications. in 2024, i was selected as a member of the Critics Academy, hosted by Film at Lincoln Center during New York Film Festival.

in my free time, i’m an amateur ballroom dancer, and my critical interests lie at the intersection of dance, ritual, horror, and folklore; for my Master’s graduation project at the NFTS, i curated a transatlantic film program juxtaposing the traditions of American Southern gothic and British folk horror.

other things i do:

video essays
cultural programming
grant writing
festival strategy