Arnaud Valade completes studies at Rivière-du-Loup's École des métiers du cinéma et de la vidéo in 2019, then releases a first short film, Tout est numéro 1 dans l'Est, in 2021. In 2022, he edited and co-directed the feature film 2012/2012/Throught the Heart, and is currently editing a feature-length documentary to be released in 2023. Otherwise, he spends most of his time listening to and observing birds.