Todd Haynes

The Profile

Todd Haynes is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer associated with New Queer Cinema, known for stylistically precise, genre-aware films such as Safe, Velvet Goldmine, Far from Heaven, I’m Not There, and Carol.

American filmmaker active since the 1980s; associated with New Queer Cinema; recurring themes include identity, sexuality, and American cultural myths.

Reviews focus on Haynes’s meticulous style and emotional precision in Carol and the bold, fragmented portrait of Dylan in I’m Not There. Carol is praised for delicate pacing, refined visuals, and nuanced performances. I’m Not There splits opinion: celebrated for ambition and depth, criticized for opacity and tedium. Overall tone: thoughtful, occasionally combative, always cinephile-ready.