Jamie Miller

Jamie Miller

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Biography

Jamie Miller is an award-winning Director/Producer of documentary, narrative, music video and commercial work. She is passionate about crafting poetic human portraits in a moment of transformation within a cinematic landscape. Jamie received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for her first short documentary Prince’s Tale, which went on to win 7 Canadian festival awards. Her short films have been screened in festivals throughout North America, Europe and Asia and have been licensed by CBC & BBC. Jamie was recently the recipient of the 2020 RBC Michelle Jackson Emerging Filmmaker award presented by the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival for her first short drama, Proximity, currently being presented across the country. She earned her BFA in Film Production from York University in 2012, and is an alumna of DOC Breakthrough and Women in the Director’s Chair. She loves nothing more than using her own education and experience to help emerging voices cultivate their own story-telling skills.

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Representative Works

Captain Newfoundland
Captain Newfoundland
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Offline
Offline
4.0
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Closet Monster
Closet Monster
7.0
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The Other Half
The Other Half
6.1
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Desperately Seeking Signal
Desperately Seeking Signal
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Proximity
Proximity
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I Need to Get This Off My Chest
I Need to Get This Off My Chest
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Hold Fast
Hold Fast
5.7
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The Water's Fine
The Water's Fine
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What a Young Girl Should Not Know
What a Young Girl Should Not Know
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Cold
Cold
7.0
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Heads to Fill
Heads to Fill
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Captain Newfoundland
2026Nominee

Best Performance

Captain Newfoundland

Offline
2015Nominee

Best Director

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Closet Monster
2016Nominee

Best Picture

Closet Monster

Career Highlights

The Other Half
2016Highlight

Best Picture

The Other Half

Desperately Seeking Signal
2015Highlight

Best Picture

Desperately Seeking Signal