Marlene Zechman

Marlene Zechman is the creative director for "Reel Independent Women", which hosts the annual "Female Filmmakers Showcase" in Baltimore, MD. Marlene founded Zany Zone Productions after retiring.

"I was always a daydreamer, which usually got me yelled at in school. I started writing poems and songs after taking a creative writing course in college. When I was hired as a paid extra in a Hollywood movie that was being filmed locally, I was hooked. After that, I got into everything I could - features, TV shows, PSA's, local indies, I just loved being on set. I decided to combine my passion for writing and acting by scripting my own roles, such as Vampire Granny (on YouTube), Marie Curall, the half-mad scientist, and Millie Cheesey, the caustic stewardess in "Fear of Flying Flight School (also on YouTube). It wasn't a far stretch to envision producing them myself, and that's how Zany Zone Productions, comedy shorts for the adult funny bone, was born."