CAST and CREW
THE SWEET KILL is a one-man darkwave band whose gothic atmospheric anthems and introspective lyrics leave you sobbing in your pillow. The diviner of this millenarian angst is Pete Mills, who writes, sings, performs and produces all of THE SWEET KILL‘s material. Driven by dark synths, minimal guitar and masculine bass, multi-instrumentalist Mills sets the stage for toxic romance and melancholic sorrow echoing the laments of The Cure and symphonic production of Nine Inch Nails.
Prior to the conception of THE SWEET KILL, Mills had an extensive career in the music industry. Influenced early on by the theatrics of Kiss, Mills joined glam punk band Flash Bastard. After signing with Nikki Sixx’s label they embarked on a North American tour with Motley Crue. Shortly after Flash Bastard disbanded, Mills moved to Los Angeles to establish his recording company The Audio Studio nabbing his first co-production credit for Soulkid1’s smash hit song “(More Bounce in) California.” This single’s notoriety captured the attention of local labels giving Mills purchase as a successful producer working with a myriad of artists including Sheryl Crow, Moving Units, and Teddy Riley to name a few.
THE SWEET KILL‘s latest release “Letters To A Vampire” showcases Mills’ devotion to his artistry with the purpose to inspire those afflicted with the darkness of life.
IG / Twitter: @thesweetkill / @thesweetkill
Model, actress and performance artist, Nassim Nadery is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans both the performing and visual arts, as well as fashion and film. As a classically trained visual and theater artist, Nassim has an insatiable appetite for creativity and art - creativity is at the center of her life. Her love of editorial modeling and cinema acting evolved into her main mediums.
She has trained extensively with Larry Moss, world-renowned acting coach, Patsy Rodenburg, voice coach and notable authority on Shakespeare, and Jean-Louis Rodrigue, international movement director & senior teacher of the Alexander Technique, to name a few. For over ten years, she has worked as a fashion/beauty model. Designing costumes and headpieces, she also worked on mermaid tails for famed underwater model/professional mermaid, Hannah Mermaid. Nassim often performs as a fire dancer, stilt walker, and character dancer at some of the largest electronic music and arts festivals in the US & Australia, notably: EDC, Burning Man, Nocturnal Wonderland, Rainbow Serpent and others. She danced for such artists as: Above & Beyond, Benny Benassi, Armin Van Buuren, Kaskade, Afro Jack, & WILL.I.AM. She also starred in music videos for: Avicii & Lenny Kravitz, Andy Samberg/the Lonely Island, Louisa Johnson, Budderside, Ouija Macc & Hi-Rez.
Starring in numerous feature and short films, Nassim’s love of writing poetry developed into a love of screenwriting. She is currently working on several feature films & TV series that she will be directing and starring in.
IG: @nassimnadery
Director, producer, filmmaker, and photographer, Leslie Alejandro has spent most of her life in the entertainment industry. Her photography has been featured in Vanity Fair, GQ, Men’s Health, Teen Vogue, Women’s Health, The Wrap, Nylon, L’Officiel Hommes, etc.
Her directing credits include documentaries, award-winning narrative short films, and music videos.
Leslie actively campaigns and advocates for the inclusion, integration, and visibility of women and people of color "above and below the line" in the entertainment industry. She believes that by exposing the world to stories and experiences from those whom are underrepresented, compassion and connections can be found.
Dani de Jesus is an award-winning educator and award-winning producer (Adult Night, A Woman Reported) from Los Angeles. After graduating from UCLA, Dani worked at Craig Anderson Productions as the Director of Development for six years. She then moved to Hawai’i and was a social studies/AVID teacher for ten years at Maui High School (GO SABERS) where she got to work with her biggest inspirations - her students. Now back in Los Angeles, Dani created a production company ALEJANDRO FILMS with her sister Leslie Alejandro and brother-in-law Kevin Alejandro to tell the stories that need to be told and create conversations around issues that impact our world.
Arin Meyer is an LA cinematographer. She enjoys shooting anything from from music videos to commercials to narrative, and is especially passionate about using creative and story driven lighting to push a narrative.
Todd has managed to hone his skills as a visual storyteller and make a career for himself as a film and commercial director/editor. He has always been one to use images as a way of self expression and his ability to put two images together to convey an idea, or thought, or feeling is what fuels him. Todd has worked with some of the top studios/production companies in the film industry including Amblin Partners, Dreamworks, Disney, Lucasfilm, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Bad Robot and The Kennedy Marshall Company. His work includes feature length narrative films, TV shows, documentaries, trailers, tributes and commercials. He cut a theatrical trailer and several TV spots for Steven Spielberg's award winning film, War Horse, and edited the David O. Selznick Achievement Award tribute which Mr. Spielberg received at the 2012 Producers Guild Awards show. Upon accepting the award, Spielberg remarked "Everyone in this room should be working with Todd Sandler".
He worked as an additional editor on Warner Brothers' summer blockbuster, The Legend of Tarzan and The Parting Glass, directed by Stephen Moyer (True Blood) and starring Denis O’Hare (American Horror Story). Most recently, he edited episodes for season 2 of Killer Motive for Oxygen and Flack, starring Anna Paquin, Sophie Okenedo and Sam Neill for Amazon. Notable directing credits include the web series, Supreme Tweeter, with Game of Thrones’ Harry Lloyd, Maisie Williams and George R.R. Martin; and most recently the ensemble drama, A Cohort of Guests and the off beat satirical comedy, A Proposed Solution.
Alexis Negrete is an LA based photographer specializing in Portrait & Editorial photography. Born and raised in in Los Angeles, she’s found photography to be an opportunity to embrace beauty in all of its diversity. From different cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, body types and more, she’s focused on seeking out what makes humans unique and then she captures it in her own creative way.
IG: @lexnegrete