Adrien Charmot studied cinema at the University of Paris 8 and then at Creadoc. His graduation film, L'innocence, was selected and won prizes at a number of festivals (Festival Jean Rouch, Traces de vie, Rencontres Internationales Henri Langlois, etc.). He then directed Les oiseaux de passage, produced by L'Atelier documentaire. His latest film, La Maison d'en face was produced by A Perte de Vue. He is also the founder of L'Oeil lucide, an association that supports documentary filmmaking in south-west France. He was filmmaker-in-residence for four years at FEMA, the La Rochelle Cinéma Festival, and works with Ty Films in Brittany.