Marlyn Bandiero is co-owner of Because I Can Productions and freelance screenwriter, was commissioned to write the script, Blue Betrayal, as inspired by true events crime drama that was nominated for Best Drama and Best Dramatic Scene at the AOF International Film Festival. Her script Modern Love was picked from over 2000 worldwide submissions, making the top twelve finalists in a Roman Coppola/W Hotel/Intel Four Stories Screenplay Competition. Born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in New York City. A graduate of Manhattan College with a bachelor's degree in International Affairs. She received a coveted internship at the United Nations where she researched and edited periodicals for the Department for Disarmament Affairs. Marlyn spent several years traveling between Italy, France, and the United States where she absorbed the different cultures and lifestyles.