Lea Ganzek was born and raised in the Ruhr region. After an internship at Theater Rottstraße 5, she began studying at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts in 2017 with a focus on film. As a director and screenwriter, she realized various short films within the framework of the university. With the film Dämmerstatus she successfully completed her bachelor's degree at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts and continues to study film there until the master's degree.