Mills was born in
Boston, Massachusetts and Canadian-raised in
London, Ontario, Canada and graduated from
London Central Secondary School. Raised by a gay parent who came out when she was 8 years old, Mills was able to grow up in an openly accepting environment while exploring her own sexuality. A great lover of film, Mills considers herself a pop culture vulture; "I've watched a lot of films, read a lot of books, and watched a lot of television. It's in my genes." Allowing pop culture to influence her work, Mills creative inspiration comes from various sources from which she draws to craft her concepts. A creative remembering of her earlier years has been captured in
Teenage Lesbian, which was released on Adult Time in September 2019. In 2021, she founded Disruptive Films, a gay focused production label. She directed "The Last Course," first film under the banner. == Personal life ==