Born in Montréal, Caroline Martel is a documentary artist. She has BA in communication studies and an MA in media studies from Concordia University. Since 1998, she has synthesised documentary theory and practice in a variety of projects. Hold the Line (Dernier Appel, 2001) was her debut in professional filmmaking; The Phantom of the Operator (Productions Artifact, 2004), is her first feature-length production as an independent producer-director.