Giselle Miller
Writer | Director
Giselle Miller is a Jamaican-Canadian writer, filmmaker and 3x Leo Award-nominated actor living on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, also known as Vancouver BC. Giselle fell in love with storytelling early, winning her first writing competition at 13. After completing an MFA in Creative Writing at UBC, she was the showrunner for two seasons of the Leo Award-nominated web series YOUNG, SINGLE AND BLACK. Giselle has produced two more web series, BIG PEOPLE TINGZ and the Leo Award-nominated YOLANDA THE GODDESS.
Giselle's short play THE SPIRIT HAS TEETH had its world premiere at the Jericho Arts Centre in 2023. In 2024, she received funding from the BC Arts Council to develop THE SPIRIT HAS TEETH into her first full-length play. Giselle is also the recipient of the 2023 WIDC Advantage Award.
Giselle has been a participant in many different programs, including:
BIPOC TV & Film Showrunners Bootcamp ('22)
VIFF Catalyst Mentorship Program ('22)
WIDC Career Advancement Module ('22)
European Film Market Fiction Toolbox Program ('23)
Netflix-Banff Diversity Of Voices Initiative ('23 & '24)
Whistler Screenwriters Lab ('23)
GEMS Emerging TV Producers Program ('23)
Reykjavik Talent Lab ('23)
WIDC Story & Leadership Program ('23)
Reelworld E20 Program ('24)
One of the reasons Giselle became a filmmaker was to center black female voices in front of and behind the camera. She wants to tell the types of stories that she isn't seeing on screen, stories that reflect complex, nuanced images of black people. Giselle is the founder of Orange Rose Productions, a company that focuses on telling stories from black communities. Giselle will soon be releasing her fourth web series, NOVELETTE IS TRYING. It is a comedy about a queer black woman’s struggle to stay in the expensive city of Vancouver. This project was developed with funding from the Independent Production Fund, CMF, Canada Council for the Arts and Creative BC. It was recently licensed to OUTtv.
Giselle is currently in production in her most recent short film AIN'T LOVE HEAVY? which was funded by the Canada Council for the Arts. Giselle is also in development on several projects including:
MS. DIVINE - a half-hour comedy about a frustrated black actress who pursues unorthodox ways of achieving fame. This project was part of the GEMS Emerging TV Producers program.
HUMMINGBIRD - a narrative feature about a family of black women navigating grief, mental health and loneliness. This project was part of the WIDC Story & Leadership Program.
THE GREAT BLACK NORTH - a dramatic feature film about three Jamaican-Canadian women who are fighting cultural norms and expectations while navigating sapphic attraction. This project was part of the Whistler Screenwriters Lab.
BYZANTIUM - a 1-hour psychological thriller dramatic series about a Black queer research scientist who uncovers a conspiracy at her workplace and faces increasing danger as she tries to expose it.
