Elena Cid, a director, screenwriter, and producer from Aragon, began her studies far from the audiovisual field, earning degrees in Chemical Sciences and in Marketing and Advertising. After completing her studies, she started writing, producing, and directing short films, which were selected and awarded at numerous festivals.

She has produced and directed award-winning documentaries and short films such as La huella de los españoles en Tombuctú, Amne, and La cara B. After training in Barcelona, Madrid, London, and Los Angeles, she worked in television for various production companies until she was invited to join the TV channel Cuatro to help launch the mystery program Cuarto Milenio.

In 2014, she founded the production company Disentropic Films, with which she created the documentaries Bécquer and the Witches and Ullate. The Dance of Life, the latter of which won Best Documentary at the Fuentes de Ebro Film Festival and was nominated for four Simón Awards of Aragonese cinema in 2025.