Laurent made her debut as a director with the 2008 short film "De moins en moins", which she also wrote, a 7-minute film about a patient who "remembers less and less" in front of her psychiatrist. The film was nominated for Best Short Film at the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival. She also directed "À ses pieds", an erotic short film aired on the French television channel Canal+ on 25–26 October 2008, as part of a series of short films, called "X Femmes".