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Articles by Orla Smith

Orla Smith is the former Executive Editor of Seventh Row, a regular contributor at The Film Stage, and a freelance writer with bylines at JumpCut Online, Cinema Year Zero, and Girls on Tops. In her free time she makes movies.

Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach

Orla Smith / September 28, 2019

TIFF19 review: Marriage Story is like Blue Valentine with levity

Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, a deftly written divorce drama, was one of the best films at TIFF19.

Haifaa Al-Mansour, The Perfect Candidate

Orla Smith / September 27, 2019

TIFF interview: Haifaa Al-Mansour on her political crowdpleaser, The Perfect Candidate

Director Haifaa Al-Mansour discusses returning to Saudi Arabia for her fourth feature, The Perfect Candidate, a crowdpleaser about women in politics.

Noami Fontaine, Myriam Verreault, Kuessipan interview

Orla Smith / September 17, 2019

TIFF interview: Kuessipan filmmakers on their Innu coming-of-age story

Kuessipan is one of the best acquisition titles at TIFF19. Director Myriam Verreault and co-writer Noami Fontaine talk telling the story of two Indigenous teens coming-of-age.

Orla Smith / September 13, 2019

TIFF19 review: Our Lady of the Nile , a heartbreaking look at the corruption of innocence

An innocent utopia foreshadows horrific violence in Atiq Rahimi’s Our Lady of the Nile, one of the best acquisition titles at TIFF19.

Orla Smith / September 12, 2019

TIFF19 review: Clemency, a harrowing drama about avoiding questions of morality by hiding behind the law

Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency is an unflinchingly honest portrayal of the process of a modern day execution

Orla Smith / September 11, 2019

María Paz González on Lina From Lima

Lina from Lima is one of the best acquisition titles at TIFF19. Director María Paz González talks making the film part realist drama about the immigrant working experience and part flamboyant musical.

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