Austrian-born director Selina Sondermann wrote her first script at the age of 12, which was performed in 2005 at the Theater des Kindes Linz. In 2015 she graduated with honours from Kingston University London's film school and attended a screenwriting bootcamp at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She completed Met Film School Berlin's MA Directing course with a Dollar Baby adaptation of Stephen King's short story "Dedication".