Chadi Bennani graduated in 2022 from the UQAM’s film production program. During his studies, he directed his first short film, Nicole (2023), presented at Hot Docs 2023 as part of the Best Short Documentary competition. In 2022, he received the ACCT’s “Bourses de l’Académie pour la relève” grant. He is the recipient of the “Regard sur Montréal” film residency in 2023.