{"id":9590,"date":"2023-04-14T17:31:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T17:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=9590"},"modified":"2023-04-14T17:41:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T17:41:36","slug":"rye-lane-director-raine-allen-miller-on-her-debut-film-surprisingly-being-a-rom-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/rye-lane-director-raine-allen-miller-on-her-debut-film-surprisingly-being-a-rom-com\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Rye Lane\u2019 Director Raine Allen-Miller On Her Debut Film Surprisingly Being A Rom-Com"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/p0c6mxm9-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9591\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/p0c6mxm9-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/p0c6mxm9-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/p0c6mxm9-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/p0c6mxm9-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/p0c6mxm9-390x220.jpeg 390w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/p0c6mxm9.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Filmmaker Raine Allen-Miller had unexpected ideas for her debut film. Set in South London, she was determined to make it funny, but never imagined it would be a rom-com. But her film &#8220;Rye Lane&#8221; premiered at Sundance in January to critical acclaim, winning over audiences with its charming characters and witty dialogue.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The film follows Dom, played by David Jonsson, and Yas, played by Vivian Oparah, as they meet in a public bathroom and embark on a walking and talking adventure through South London, reminiscent of films like &#8220;Before Sunrise&#8221; and &#8220;Notting Hill.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2023\/03\/rye-lane-raine-allen-miller-interview-1234823243\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IndieWire<\/a>, Allen-Miller admits that making a rom-com was the right decision, as she was able to infuse the film with her own personal touch. She sees &#8220;Rye Lane&#8221; as a funny and simple film about two people getting to know each other while exploring the city. After its successful premiere at Sundance, &#8220;Rye Lane&#8221; was released in U.K. theaters in March and began streaming on Hulu for U.S. audiences at the end of March.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Allen-Miller is excited about the accessibility that streaming platforms like Hulu offer, but she admits to being nervous about watching her film on a smaller screen. Still, she remains optimistic about how audiences will receive the film, even though it has a distinctly British sensibility. She is grateful for the positive reception from American audiences at Sundance, despite the cultural differences.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/URC_02267-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9592 lazyload\" title=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/URC_02267-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/URC_02267-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/URC_02267-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/URC_02267-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/URC_02267.jpeg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Looking ahead, Allen-Miller is keeping busy with writing another film and developing a TV show. While she doesn&#8217;t foresee returning to the rom-com genre anytime soon, &#8220;Rye Lane&#8221; has given her a platform to showcase her unique style of using humor to convey meaningful messages. She is determined not to be pigeonholed as a &#8220;rom-com guy,&#8221; but &#8220;Rye Lane&#8221; has provided a glimpse into her artistic vision.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The filmmaker is eager to share her work with a wider audience and continue to explore new storytelling opportunities in her future projects. \u201cRye Lane\u201d is now available to stream via Hulu.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>View the trailer below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe  id=\"_ytid_78356\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7doNpDoLn4c?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As an independent magazine with a small team, we rely on the support of our readers to keep JARO&#8217;s content free and accessible to everyone. 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But her film &#8220;Rye Lane&#8221; premiered at Sundance in January to critical acclaim, winning over audiences with its charming characters and witty dialogue.&nbsp; The film follows [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[31,1394],"class_list":["post-9590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film-tv","tag-featured","tag-rye-lane"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}