Nicolas Séry was born of Réunionese parents, in Melun, in 1980. Returning to Réunion island, he questioned not only the limited room given to the Creole language and the island’s history in society but also the lack of knowledge and representation of the culture in France and Réunion island. For him, directing Creole speaking actors therefore becomes a militant act. In 2017, he was chosen by Talents La Kour, a supportive measure developed by Cinékour, linked with the Talents En Court measure launched by the CNC, which supported his pitch of the scenario for The Sound Of Sugar Cane Flowers (originally titled Reine Kayanm), at the Rencontres Talents en Court in the Comedy Club in Paris. This project became the first short film which he directed and it ran for the “label scenario” of La Maison du Film. It was the first time that any project from the Réunion island was included in the list of twenty selected scenarios. He participated in the Maison du Film’s and Trégor Cinéma’s respective programmes where he earned the support of several organisations notably from Région Réunion, receiving a grant specialised in aiding projects linked to overseas cultures. His film was also pre-emptively bought by France Télévisions – Réunion La 1ère.