LENA TONDELLO, born 1996 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. After leaving school she moved to York, England, for three years to study "Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance". Parallel to his bachelor's degree, he gained his first experience in theatre directing and assisting. Subsequently worked for three years as an assistant director at the theatre in Stuttgart. Recently focussed on film and moved to Cologne. Now works freelance as a set assistant, assistant director and actress in film and theatre. Alongside freelance directing projects in short film format. Studying at the ifs since 2023.