Renaud Després-Larose is a producer, cinematographer and director. After studying philosophy, he decided to devote himself to cinema. He has since worked on independent short and feature film productions. In 2011, Després-Larose directed and produced his first feature film, Comme des mouches, a contemplative coming-of-age film that premiered at Les Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma. Since 2015, he has been part of the editorial board of Hors Champ, the very first online French-language film magazine. Després-Larose directed and produced his second feature, Le rêve et la radio/The Dream and the Radio, with a world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2022, as part of the Tiger Competition.