Andrew Miller

Artist Statement

Andrew's work explores the unstable relationship between story and perception. Drawn to the tactile nature of documentary production, he uses nonfiction cinema as a way to encounter new situations and people, and to follow curiosities wherever they lead.

His practice begins in the field through access, observation, and human encounters, then extends into cinema as a medium for perceptual exploration. He is interested in how story shapes feeling and belief, and in the gaps between reality, perspective, and expression across individual minds and collective culture.

Working across documentary features, short films, and cinematography in various formats, Miller is drawn to projects that broaden perspective, deepen humility, and explore the limits of visual storytelling.

Selected Works

Director / Writer

• Underbelly (feature documentary, in production)
• Luv Ya Bum! (SXSW 2025 Audience Award)
• A Bold Experiment (Big Sky 2020 Best Mini-Doc)

Cinematography

• Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience
• Nothing Stays the Same: The Story of The Saxon Pub
• Mo Amer: The Vagabond
• One Act Play
• Hot Grease
• Barge

Awards

• SXSW 2025 Audience Award, Luv Ya Bum!
• SXSW 2024 Audience Award, Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience
• Big Sky 2020 Best Mini-Doc, A Bold Experiment
• U.S. Army Military Print Journalist of the Year (2005)

Current Work

Underbelly is a feature documentary following an undercover investigator through America’s puppy mill pipeline, using revelation and contradiction to explore the hidden relationship between consumer desire, industrial breeding, and shelter overcrowding.