Simon Miller is an award-winning film writer and director from the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, who made his feature length directorial debut in 2007 with Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle

Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle

Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle is a 2007 Scottish Gaelic feature film by first-time director, Simon Miller from a story by Simon Miller and Joanne Cockwell...

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Earlier Life

Miller attended Nottingham High School

Nottingham High School

Nottingham High School is a British boys' independent school situated about a mile north of Nottingham city centre. It has around 900 pupils from ages 11 to 18 and there is the adjoining Nottingham High Junior School catering for younger boys and, from September 2008, the Lovell House...

 between 1982 and 1989. After studying economics he moved into banking, working on Wall Street

Wall Street

Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...

. In his free time he enjoys mountaineering, which was useful when filming his latest film.

Directing

Since leaving the London Film School

London Film School

The London Film School is a private film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, close to a hub of the UK film industry based in Soho. The LFS was founded in 1956 by Bob Dunbar as The London School of Film Technique...

 in 2003, Simon Miller has written and directed two short films. The first, Dead Man Falls premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival

Edinburgh International Film Festival

The Edinburgh International Film Festival is an annual fortnight of cinema screenings and related events taking place each June. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival...

 in 2004. The second, Foighidinn - The Crimson Snowdrop

Foighidinn - The Crimson Snowdrop

Foighidinn - The Crimson Snowdrop ) is ashort film in Scottish Gaelic directed by Simon Miller and produced by Christopher Young.Premiered at the Celtic Film and Television Festival in 2005 and went on to win the Bermuda International Film Festival and to show at the Los Angeles International Short...

in Scottish Gaelic, premiered at the Celtic Film and Television Festival in 2005 and went on to win the Bermuda International Film Festival and to show at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, the Hamptons International Film Festival

Hamptons International Film Festival

Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to provide a forum for independent filmmakers from around the world to express their vision. The Festival is traditionally held for five days in mid-October in theatre venues from Montauk to Southampton and attracts roughly 15,000 visitors annually...

, the Hawaii International Film Festival

Hawaii International Film Festival

The Hawaii International Film Festival is a film festival held in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was started in 1981 by Jeannette Paulson Hereniko and has been held annually in the fall for two weeks...

, the Rhode Island International Film Festival

Rhode Island International Film Festival

Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival takes place every year in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island as well as satellite locations throughout the state. Started in 1997, the Festival is produced by Flickers, the Newport Film/Video Society & Arts Collaborative, a 501 non-profit...

 and the European Minority Film Festival.

Foighidinn - The Crimson Snowdrop

Foighidinn - The Crimson Snowdrop

Foighidinn - The Crimson Snowdrop ) is ashort film in Scottish Gaelic directed by Simon Miller and produced by Christopher Young.Premiered at the Celtic Film and Television Festival in 2005 and went on to win the Bermuda International Film Festival and to show at the Los Angeles International Short...

was the inspiration the Scottish Gaelic feature film, Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle

Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle

Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle is a 2007 Scottish Gaelic feature film by first-time director, Simon Miller from a story by Simon Miller and Joanne Cockwell...

, his feature debut, which was released in 2007.

Writing

Simon Miller writes with his wife, Joanne Cockwell and has colloborated with several Scottish Gaelic writers including: Aonghas Macneacail

Aonghas MacNeacail

Aonghas MacNeacail , nickname Aonghas dubh or black Aonghas) is a contemporary writer in the Scottish Gaelic language. Born and brought up in the Isle of Skye, he was registered at birth as Angus Nicolson, but has changed his official name to his native Gaelic...

, Ian Finlay Macleod and Angus Peter Campbell

Angus Peter Campbell

Angus Peter Campbell is a Scottish award-winning poet, novelist, journalist, broadcaster and actor.-Early life:...

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External links

• http://www.millercockwell.com - the website of Simon Miller and Joanne Cockwell
• http://www.seachd.com - official website for Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle