Terry Mills has been in the local Toronto/Mississauga Indie Arts, Film and Music scene for over 25 years.
Also considered to be a LGBT Writer/Novelist by colleagues, he dismisses the title and states "I am a writer of People, nothing more. My characters are their own; they speak for themselves and I explore the world through them."
Terry was involved in a few Indie Films back in the 1990's and his desire to make films has never left. It was in 2011, that Terry bought a Canon FS200 and being involved in the Indie Music crowd, began creating music videos, filming live performances; learning film editing and becoming comfortable using a camera.
In 2018, after being on the set of the Indie Romantic Comedy "Therapy Dawg" as a Videographer and Assistant Director; Terry was inspired to finally create his own film. The film was "Tightrope Walker" that Terry had Co-Wrote with Jesse Arora in 2016 and two months later; Terry resumed production of his first film "Tightrope Walker" and was completed in April 2019.
Terry has since produced more Short Films and has been involved with production of other Indie Films produced by other Artists.
Terry currently is in Pre with his latest Indie Film, Writing Novel #2, learning animation and developing a TV comedy series with some familiar Hollywood faces.
General Statement from Terry Mills, Indie Filmmaker:
I see Film Making as an extension of my writing and my writing as an extension of my life. Most of my stories are about the interaction between people in a given situation. As with my stories, my films capture that moment but tells the story in a visual manner. I draw my influences while creating film from The Impressionists, Surrealists, Film Noir, The Silents and Life.
As a Director, I see myself not as a Commander-in-Chief but as a Symphony Conductor and the Script as the Sheet Music; I let the Actors act and I am only there to guide them if they fall out of beat with the timing and the intent of the story. As with music, great moments in film are created from spontaneous improvisation and errors.
