Faux Bijoux

France/Lebanon202521 minArabic, English, Finnish

Mireille promises Johnny the big screen, dragging him to an audition whose rules only she truly knows.

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Mireille promises Johnny the big screen, dragging him to an audition whose rules only she truly knows.

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Screening Times

This film is a part of a shorts program. Please go to the program page to view available screening times.

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Credits

Director(s)
Jessy Moussallem
Screenwriter
Jessy Moussallem
Jihad Hojeily
Producer
Jean-Baptiste Savary
Jessy Moussallem
Olivier Muller
Gary Farkas
Clément Lepoutre
Director of Photography
Robbie Ryan
Editor
Esther Lowe
Nicolas Desmaison
Composer
Amine Bouhafa
Re-Recording Mixer
Niels Barletta
Sound Editor
Jeanne Delplancq
Sound
Rayan Obeyyedin
Assistant Director
Mariana Abou Elias
Line Producer
Marie-Lynn Nasrallah
Executive Producers
Wissam Smayra
Vera Portz
Emanuela Matangra
Principal Cast
Maria Shmouri
Akram Nayef
Samer El Sayyed
Seidi Haarla
Jarkko Lahti

Company
Vixens
Contact
Jean-Baptiste SAVARY
hello@vixens-films.com

Meet the Artist

Jessy Moussallem

Born and raised in Beirut, Jessy Moussallem developed her passion for storytelling at the Lebanese Academy of Arts, graduating top of her class with a short film that won first prize at the European Film Festival in Beirut. She is now developing her first feature, slated for a 2026 shoot.

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