After studying literature and cinema at the University of Paris 3, Pascale Thirode began her career as an assistant director. She worked with Ramon Munoz, Jean-Louis Trotignon, Sébastien Japrisot, Gérard Mordillat, and others. After directing her first short fiction film in 1988, she turned her attention to documentaries. In 1996, she took part in a filmmaking course at the Ateliers Varan, which e...