Cleve Nettles

Growing up in South Florida, Cleve was making short films and animated cartoons from an early age, fascinated with Walt Disney and Alfred Hitchcock. In a family rich in ethnic diversity, Cleve developed a mimic's talent and an ear for dialogue. Writers like Ray Bradbury and Richard Matheson captured his imagination, and left an indelible, inspiring stamp, forging his writing habit at age 13. His undergrad years were filled with short story writing, work in theater as both an actor and director and intercollegiate forensic (Speech) competition. Between college and Grad School, he did freelance design and animation for clients including MCI, Disney, Toshiba, Marriott Resorts and several Pro-Sports franchises. After his studies in USC's Graduate School of Cinema/Television, Cleve wrote and directed his first feature, "All Over Again" (2000), with the invaluable contributions of investors and friends from the Eastern United States. Shot in just over three weeks in October, the film starred Robert Loggia, Craig T. Nelson, and John Amos. "All Over Again" went on to win Best Drama at the 2001 Santa Clarita International Film Festival, and other acclaim at several festivals around the country. After a re-cut in 2007, the movie was given a new title: "Against Time" for domestic home video. Cleve develops stories and scripts for both film and TV, generally skewing towards comedy, suspense, horror and sci-fi. Family projects have included 'Fireflyz', a quirky, family-oriented animated series and "Cat Tale", an animated feature for Imagi USA. His horror-comedy "War Monkeys" is slated for 2011 with David Ellis ("Snakes on a Plane") attached to direct. Cleve lives in Marina del Rey, enjoys swimming, soccer and enjoys studying marine biology. A Disneyland annual passholder, he'll often make the trip down to find a quiet bench or table in New Orleans Square, and get some pages written.