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Kristy Tully

Kristy Tully

Cinematographer, also producer

Kristy Tully is a Director of Photography with films shown at Sundance, SXSW, San Fransisco Film Festival, Big Sky and several others. Her Narrative Film " The Women" won Best Cinematography at the Woman's Comedy Film Festival in Chicago in 2021. "ALOK" directed by Alex Hedison opened the Sundance Film Program in the Shorts Program in2024. "Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins" took the Audience Award at SXSW in 2019. She also employs her story telling skills working as a camera operator on Narrative Films and Television. She began her training early in the "Students Television Arts Company" in high School directing, shooting and editing short films and went on to graduate from the SUNY Purchase Film Conservatory. Kristy came up through the ranks of the electric and grip department with an eye towards honing her lighting skills . She was the Gaffer on several Indie features coming out of New York City in the nineties including Cindy Sherman's "Office Killer" and Jim McKay's "Girlstown".

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Works as
Cinematographer, also producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Kristy Tully's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
32%
Power
20%
Morality
16%
Self
15%
Bonds
8%
Ideas
6%
Survival
2%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
5
Joyful
4
Contemplative
5
Warm
3
Triumphant
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kristy Tully's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kristy Tully's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1996 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins (2019)

$695K worldwide

Highest rated

Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

We're Here (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography7 of 10: 7 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 10: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Kristy Tully's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer, cinematographer

Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and the NRA (2016)

98th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins (2019)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 50/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Kristy Tully work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kristy Tully's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alex Winter shares the most, 2.

Directors

Editors

Producers