Jonathan Miles
"The Queue"

The Queue is a dark comedy about the detrimental psychological effects of being on hold for long periods. A long and unsuccessful phone call combines with various other influences to push a rational man to the edge.

DIRECTOR BIO:
Jonathan studied at The Surrey Institute of Art and Design. He moved to London in 2000 and spent several years making shorts with Bruce Webb at Whatever Pictures, who has just directed his debut feature "The Be All and End All". Bruce executive produced on The Queue. Of those films the most widely seen were "The man who liked to wee off buildings" which was shortlisted for the BBC New Filmmakers Award, and "The man who liked to wriggle in alleys". From there Jonathan started directing music videos, and working with Ari Miller at IE Music, produced and directed promotional material for a variety of his up coming bands. During this time, he also worked as a documentary editor on various high profile BBC films. Jonathan continued to write and direct throughout this period and is currently working on a number of long form projects both documentary and fiction. He now lives in Berlin.

STATEMENT:
The Queue was my farewell note to London and British society in general. Social values there have been decimated by years of collective greed, an idiotic desire to emulate the American social model, and the unaccountability of those in positions of responsibility. It was also something of a catharsis for me making this film, as nothing spoils my day faster than an automated telephone system.