Randall Miller

Randall Miller is an American film director. He has directed 10 features and television movies.

In 1993, Miller was nominated for CableACE Awards for his writing and direction of a short children's musical entitled Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School[1] (later remade as a feature film with the same title).[2] In 2000, he was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Children's Programs for the Wonderful World of Disney episode "H-E Double Hockey Sticks".[3][4] He then directed a number of independent films, including his self-distributed 2008 film Bottle Shock which premiered at the Sundance Film festival in 2008.[5] His previous film Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005; Nobel Son premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007[6] and CBGB in 2013.[7][8]

In 2014, while he was directing the film Midnight Rider, a member of the film crew was killed during the filming of a scene.[9] A police investigation found that Miller had misled the crew into trespassing on an operating railway line; second camera assistant Sarah Jones was killed by a train and several others injured.[10] Miller ultimately pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for his role in the death, serving a year in prison.[11][12] He is the first director to go to jail for causing the death of a cast or crew member during filming.[13]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Jennifer Pendleton, "Rivals for CableAces not even close to HBO", Variety, November 17, 1992.
  2. ↑ Dennis Harvey, "Review: ‘Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School’", Variety, January 6, 2005.
  3. ↑ Dave McNary, "DGA names noms for day, kids", Variety, February 16, 2000.
  4. ↑ Jerry Roberts, Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors (Scarecrow Press, 2009), ISBN 978-0810863781, p. 394. Excerpts available at Google Books.
  5. ↑ Anderson, John (July 30, 2008). "No Film Distributor? Then D.I.Y.". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ Dargis, Manohla. "Kidnapping, Suicide and Other Family Matters". New York Times. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Foundas, Scott. ""CBGB review: New York club gets the biopic it didn't deserve". Variety. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  8. ↑ DeYoung, Bill. "CBGB: A conversation with filmmaker Randall Miller". Connect Savannah. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Robb, David. "Hollywood Production Safety Exec: "We're In A Post-Sarah Jones World"". Deadline. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Ruggieri, Melissa. "Gregg Allman film director gets early release from Georgia jail". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Johnson, Ted (March 9, 2015). "'Midnight Rider' Trial: Executive Producer Jay Sedrish Won't Serve Jail Time". Variety. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  12. ↑ Busch, Anita; Leon, Patty. "'Midnight Rider' Director Randall Miller Freed From Jail In Shock Ruling – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  13. ↑ Robb, David; Busch, Anita (March 9, 2015). "'Midnight Rider' Director Randall Miller's Prison Sentence Marks Historic First". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

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