Born in 2000 in Bangui (Central African Republic), Jaella, dancer and singer, began her career as an assistant of the Central African director Tanguy Djaka. In 2021 she trained in the cinematography department at the CinéBangui. T WALI is the first film she has directed, and she is currently writing her second short film, MONKEY ISLAND, which addresses the issue of children's education in a neglected region.