Born in Quimper in 1985, Laurine Estrade studied cinema in Rennes and completed her university studies in Paris, obtaining a professional Master's degree in cinema at La Sorbonne in 2008. Laurine works as a scriptwriter on documentary and fiction projects. In 2013, Laurine directed L'Enfant dans l'arbre, a behind-the-scenes documentary set in a Perpignan school, produced by Triptyque Films and France Télévisions. It was during this shoot that she met Ossana, who became the main character in her second documentary: Ossana, la vie devant toi, produced by Les Films d'Ici and France Télévisions.