Rosine Mfetgo Mbakam grew up in a traditional family in Cameroon and decided to pursue a career in cinema at a young age. In 2000, she began studying film with the Italian non-governmental organization COE (Centro Orientamento Educativo) in Yaoundé, where she learned cinematography, editing, and directing. She went on to work on a number of films for the NGO. She founded her own production company Tândor Productions, directing four feature-length documentaries selected in film festivals worldwide. Mambar Pierrette is her first fiction feature.