Biography

Antony Keith Graham Rayns (20 September 1948 – 7 July 2026) was a British writer, commentator, film festival programmer and screenwriter. He wrote for the underground publication Cinema Rising before contributing to the Monthly Film Bulletin from the December 1970. He contributed writings to Sight & Sound from the 1970s, and also contributed to Time Out, Melody Maker, and Film Comment.

Known For

Home Movies 1971-81

Hold You Tight

Rosa's Friend

Derek Jarman: A Portrait

Self

Virtuous Women

Foreign Director

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

Self

Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns

Self - Narrator

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Narrator

Legend of the Dragon: Tony Rayns on Bruce Lee

Self