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Faux Bijoux

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France/Lebanon202521 minArabic, English, Finnish
Faux Bijoux

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.

Short Film Program 3Short Film ProgramAll ShortsBIPOC StoriesInternationalNon-English LanguageWomen-Centered StoriesDramaFictionEnglish SubtitlesU.S. Only- less

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

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

Panelist Name

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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