Frédéric Julien studied anthropological documentary at the University of Mexico City, where he lived and worked as a journalist before starting on a masters program in political science at the University of Québec. His directorial debut film was Maximo (2006)SaÁ«l Gueydan-Lacroix earned a degree in political science at the University of Quebec, Montreal, and studied TV production at the Grasset Institute and the University of Montreal before becoming a journalist and reporter.