Sarah Van den Boom was trained at the ESAG Penninghen and then in the animation workshop of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. She then worked as an animator, animation assistant and character designer. She also directed ads for ACME FILMWORKS in Los Angeles and worked with the NFB in Montreal. In 2006 she participated in the creation of the production company PAPY3D. “Raymonde or The Vertical Escape” is her fourth film and the first that's mainly in volume with puppet animation.