Marlene Rhein was born into a dysfunctional family one spring in New

York City.  Although she always felt socially awkward, comedy and

creativity became her salvation and eventually her career.  After

attending Ithaca College on a Rod Serling Screenwriting Scholarship,

she went to LA with $40 in her pocket and wound up directing hip hop

videos, including 2Pac's last with a quarter of a million dollar

budget at the age of 26.  She would go on to direct music videos for

Amy Winehouse, an award-winning, self-starring comedy short film "Let

Me Tell You A Story," and eventually return to NYC where she shot her

first feature, "The Big Shot-Caller," which was theatrically released

in '09, reviewed by the New York Times and acclaimed by critic Kam

Williams, who called it "an appealing little gem of an indie which

marks the impressive debut of Marlene Rhein as a writer, director and

actor."  Marlene was chosen by Filmmaker Magazine as one of their "Top

25 New Faces of Independent Film."  In addition to developing her next

feature film project, Marlene has created several comedy web series

including "My Parents Are Crazier Than Yours," "Angry Gladys," and "I

Don't Care About the Assholes, with Dr. Rita Gatswani."  After being

left broken-hearted by her last love affair, she created "The So-So

You Don't Know" to feel better.

She resides in NYC with her rescued Pit Bull, Luigi.