Isabel Pagliai was born in 1988 and studied literature and art history at the Université Denis Diderot in Paris then film at the Université de Saint-Denis. Combining both documentary and fictional approaches, her work revolves around the themes of childhood and language. Meanwhile, she also works on films as co-writer and director of photography. She is currently living and working in Paris and Tourcoing, where she is a student at Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains.