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Laetitia Clareton discovered the power of documentary filmmaking while pursuing a master’s degree in social communication at the Institut des Hautes Études des Communications Sociales in Brussels. During this time, she developed a deep interest in documentary storytelling and its ability to capture and convey reality.

She later worked in the archives of the Tel Aviv Cinematheque and participated in numerous film festivals in Montreal as a communications coordinator and videographer.

Eager to explore the subjects that resonate most deeply with her, she joined the documentary filmmaking program (directing track) at the Institut national de l’image et du son in Montreal, where she pursued her ambition to give shape to the stories that move her and to capture reality through film.

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Nsani Mayala is a graduate of the Nantes School of Fine Arts where she studied audiovisual. She first worked as an assistant director for Benoît Forgeard before becoming a children’s casting director for the short film Les Éclaireurs by Benjamin Nuel, produced by Ecce Films. She later specialized in street casting, assisting Nicolas Lublin on Les Salauds by Claire Denis, collaborating with Fanny De Donceel on the series Le Grand Bazar by Baya Kasmi, and working alongside Elsa Pharaon on Un amour impossible by Catherine Corsini.

She later oversaw supporting castings for filmmakers including Valérie Donzelli (L’Amour et les Forêts), Sylvie Verheyde (Madame Claude, Stella est amoureuse, Nudes), Michel Leclerc (Le Premier Venu), Andréa Bescond (Nudes), Hadi El Baghoury (Finding Ola), and the series Jusqu’ici tout va bien by Nawell Madani.

Drawing on her experience discovering new talent, she directed the short film Okomona, inspired by her work in casting. She also contributes to workshops and creative collectives such as On tourne, Collectif Clap, and Ateliers Étincelles.