Jean-Baptiste Kanangwe was born in Democratic Republic of Congo. He holds a Master’s Degree in French Linguistics from Grenoble. He is now completing his second Master’s Program in Writing and Directing for Film and Television. He has taught French for the last 12 years. He worked at Australian Monash University, University of Johannesburg, Lycée Français Jules Verne, Santa Monica College, and at different chapters of Alliance Française.