Rémi Sogadji graduated from CinéFabrique's scriptwriting department in 2020. His diploma film Mirages was selected at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. In 2021, he developed a series of introductory film workshops, culminating in the short film Saint-Lazare Palace. He directed Au-delà des murs (Beyond the Walls), the film's original story stemming from a writing workshop organized by La Quinzaine en Actions and the Parcours de femmes association.