The four directors were born in Syria. Sidra Rezwan, 13 years old, and Ekhlas Heydar, 15, are from Sinjar. Salva Soleiman Sedo is 14 years old and was born in Shengal, while Adnan Faroq is 15 and is from Kobani. Before "Life on the Road", the teenagers directed segments of the documentary "Life on the Border" (2016), which screened at the 40th Mostra.