Lena Tondello, was born in 1996 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, and studied "Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance" in York, England. Alongside her studies, she worked on numerous theatre productions as a director and assistant director. Since 2022 she's been working as a freelance assistant director and base manager for film and theatre productions. In her free time she works on her own projects. Since 2023 she has been working on her masters' degree in "Film" from the ifs - International Filmschool Cologne in Germany.