Rale Sidebottom is from Northern California and attended the NW Film Center School of Film in Portland, Oregon, focusing on screenwriting and Directing. Work began shortly thereafter, Co-Directing and writing with  Melissa Gregory Rue the film The Land Between, which has played festivals throughout the U.S. Also currently touring his Punk Rock Documentary SOUTH BAY HARDCORE to festivals across the country. Been writing commercials, specs and feature screenplays and rewriting into the dawn.