Born in Paris, France, Guillaume Brac studied production and directed his first short Stranded (2009). His medium-length film A World Without Women (2011) won various awards from many international festivals. His first feature Tonnerre (2013) was part of the official competition at the Locarno Film Festival. The medium-length documentary Le Repos des braves (2016) was screened at Marseille International Film Festival, and July Tales (2017) was presented out of competition at Locarno. His first feature-length documentary Treasure Island (2018) was presented at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to both critical and popular acclaim and was also named on Cahiers du Cinéma’s annual Top 10 list. All Hands on Deck was invited to the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival and received a Special Mention in FIPRESCI Prize.