The Brit School graduate and film-maker Raine
Allen-Miller has been making waves in the commercial
world for some time, after directing colourful, cool ads
for the likes of Pepsi, Nike and Asos. But next year she’s
ready to cross over into the big time with the release of
her first feature film, Rye Lane. The British romantic
comedy follows two Gen Zers (Vivian Oparah and
David Jonsson) who form a unique bond over the course
of a life-altering 24 hours in south London. “The
beautiful bonkersness of London is something I feel
hasn’t quite been represented in movies — it’s like it’s
either gritty or posh, but what people forget is it’s both at
the same time, on the same street,” Allen-Miller says.
The hard-working writer/director is currently writing a
heist comedy and developing a TV show, but while she
is “really proud” to be a young black female working
behind the camera in the film industry, she looks
forward to a day when that’s “not a conversation” any
more. “I want young black females to be able to make
important, great, mediocre, terrible, whatever-the-hell-
they-want work without having the fact they are young,
black and female be the talking point.” OGThe auteur
Raine Allen-Miller
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David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah in Allen-Miller‘s rom-com debut, Rye Lane
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