Raine Allen-Miller

Raine India Allen-Miller (born September 1989) is a British film director and writer. She is known for her feature directorial debut Rye Lane (2023).

Raine Allen-Miller
Born
Raine India Allen-Miller

September 1989
Manchester, England
Years active2014–present
Websitewww.raineallenmiller.com

Early life

Allen-Miller was born in Manchester and spent her early childhood in Moss Side. She has two younger sisters and one younger brother. [1] She moved to Brixton, South London at the age of twelve where she attended the BRIT School in Croydon. She began her studies in Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts, but dropped out.[2]

Career

Allen-Miller worked as an agent for artists and photographers, and then in art buying and creative production. Allen-Miller left her stable job to form a creative duo with school friend and copywriter Lisa Turner-Wray, submitting portfolios to agencies and landing their first advertising gig with Anomaly in October 2014.[3] This was followed by further gigs with Saatchi & Saatchi and Mother.

Allen-Miller directed her first music video for Salute's "Storm" in the aftermath of the 2016 EU referendum and made it a celebration of immigration. This was followed by Denai Moore's "Trickle" in 2017 as well as Allen-Miller's first short film Jerk in 2018. Jerk was about an older man from the Windrush generation.[4] Allen-Miller also worked on campaigns for ASOS, the Tate Modern, and Squarespace,[5] and on a workshop for the Creative Circle Foundation.[6] She was named a 2021 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.[7]

Through Jerk, Allen-Miller met BBC Film producer Eva Yates, who later recommended her to direct Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia's Camden-set screenplay, then under the working title Vibes & Stuff.[8] Allen-Miller boarded the project under the agreement that it would be set in South London and developed the script for a further 2 years with Bryon and Melia, which would become her feature directorial debut Rye Lane, a romantic comedy she calls "a love letter to South London".[9] The film opened at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim.[10]

Artistry

Allen-Miller has been inspired by the work of Swedish director Roy Andersson[11] and also considers British director Steve McQueen to be her "biggest hero". For Rye Lane, Allen-Miller pulled a reference from the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show when framing wide shots close to actors' faces without breaking the fourth wall, which cinematographer Olan Collardy called the "Peep shot".[12]

References
  1. "Free Raine". 1.4. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. Stone, Bryony (3 January 2017). "Ones to Watch 2017: director Raine Allen-Miller". It's Nice That. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. Oster, Erik (6 November 2015). "Mother London Strengthens Creative Department With Slew of New Hires". Agency Spy. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. Allen-Miller, Raine (2 October 2019). "My Happiest Project: Raine Allen-Miller". Creative Review. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. "Raine Allen-Miller". Girls in Film. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. "Mark Waites and Raine Allen-Miller to Deliver Creative Workshop". Little Black Book. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  7. Gant, Charles (4 October 2021). "Stars of Tomorrow 2021: Raine Allen-Miller (writer/director)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 22 January 2023.(subscription required)
  8. Richardson, Jay (12 April 2021). "Benidorm star Nathan Bryon co-writes first film". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  9. Thomas, Lou (26 January 2023). "Rye Lane: Raine Allen-Miller on her south London not-quite romcom". BFI. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  10. Daniels, Robert (24 January 2023). "'Rye Lane' Review: Raine Allen-Miller's Rom-Com Is Already Infinitely Rewatchable [Sundance]". The Playlist. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  11. "Rye Lane: Raine Allen-Miller on her south London not-quite romcom".
  12. Ntim, Zac (13 March 2023). "'Rye Lane' Director Raine Allen-Miller On Her Buzzy Feature Debut, Steve McQueen's Influence & Searchlight's Plan For A Straight To Streaming US Release". Deadline. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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