Rom-coms have an established grammar and beats everyone expects you to hit, but RYE LANE follows its own rules. A chance meeting in a club bathroom sees two lost souls find each other following all-time bad breakups. Dom (David Jonsson) and Yas (Vivian Oparah) of course take a while to realise it’s each other they’re looking for as they spend a day trekking over South London trying to salvage something from their respective romantic traumas, but they make for charming company. A few of these encounters like Dom’s disastrous Spotify shuffle game at a cool barbecue and Yas’s “people who don’t wave at boats” rule are destined for iconic status. Raine Allen-Miller’s feature debut marks her as one to watch, highlighting the stories of distinct British communities and subcultures with wit, warmth and a really distinct visual flair. SSP