Emilien Awada studied film and visual arts at Sorbonne Nouvelle and Paris 8, and trained in documentary film directing at La Fémis. During his studies, he directed commissioned films for television and cultural institutions. Since 2014, he has collaborated with artists and filmmakers on documentaries, artist films, and installations. He directed (with Constanze Ruhm) the short series and multimedia project Panoramis Paramount Paranormal (Transmediale 2017), and has worked as a cinematographer on several long-length documentaries. Since 2018, he has led workshops on documentary filmmaking and cinematography at Paris 8, Paris 1, Artagon, and the Documentary School in Lussas.