Godfrey Cheshire (Director, Writer, Producer) is an award-winning film critic based in New York City. A native of North Carolina, he co-founded Raleigh’s Spectator Magazine and began writing film criticism professionally in 1978. Since moving to New York in 1991, he has written for numerous national and international publications including The New York Times, Variety, The Village Voice, New York Press, Interview, Film Comment, Oxford American, and The Independent Weekly. His areas of special interest include cinematic representations of the South, Iranian film, and the transition to digital technology. A former chairman of the New York Film Critics Circle, he has twice received awards for best arts criticism from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Back To Main Bios Page