Manolo Zacate, born 1997 in Mexico, came to Switzerland in 2016 to study film at Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK). Within his studies, he had the chance to realize multiple short films and support different film projects in various positions. Furthermore, he later collaborated with TallyHo! Pictures as a director for music videos, recently getting a nomination for best director in the Berlin Music Video Awards.