After studying cinema, Leïla Gentet started working as an assistant director and made her first feature film as 1st assistant in 2022 on Pierre Jolivet's next film. In parallel to her studies, she co-directed a 52-minute film entitled "Attends-Moi je suis parti", then directed her first short film "La Voûte" in 2016 as a self-production. After 4 years of development, she directed in 2022 her first short film produced by Paraiso Production entitled "Where still water lies".