Short film - Faux Bijoux

Short Films: Roots of the Future, Finnish Premiere 

Friday 11.9. 4.30 PM, Alō 

Fiction
2026, France, Lebanon
22 min
Director: Jessy Moussallem
Screenplay: Jihad Hojeily, Jessy Moussallem
Language: Arabic, English, Finnish, subtitled in English

Young Lebanese Mireille is planning a long journey that would bring her financial security. She tells her family she has landed a role in a film. Faux Bijoux subtly addresses privilege, inequality, and racism. Finnish actors Seidi Haarla and Jarkko Lahti play supporting roles in this French production, filmed in Lebanon and premiered at Sundance.

Actor Jarkko Lahti is attending to the screening.

Free admission
Suitable for all ages