From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jean-Baptiste Andrea grew up in Cannes, France. He started making short films, and later moved to Paris. He graduated from college with a degree in economics and political science, but funded most of his projects by translating books. In Paris, he met Fabrice Canepa, and the two of them began writing films together. Together, they wrote and directed Dead End. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean-Baptiste Andrea, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​