Cody Makil was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a member of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community and lived throughout out the Phoenix Metro area until he went to San Francisco, California to attend Academy of Art University and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts for Directing Motion Pictures and Television. He always had an interest in movies, seeing new films in theaters and on TV. While in college he also discovered a flare for screenwriting and film makeup. While in college he deepened connections made with the American Indian Film Institute in San Francisco, who held a film camp in his Community when he was still in high school, and attended their annual film festivals. He later went on to assist in their film camp to teach others and organize later film festivals. He continues to write screenplays and partake in filmmaking in anyway he can.