Juliette Binoche Tells ‘All That’s Left of You’ and ‘Hijra’ Directors Cherien Dabis and Shahad Ameen: ‘In the Western World, We Need to Hear Stories Like Yours’

Dec 6, 2025 8:47pm PT Juliette Binoche Tells ‘All That’s Left of You’ and ‘Hijra’ Directors Cherien Dabis and Shahad Ameen: ‘In the Western World, We Need to Hear Stories Like Yours’ By Rafa Sales Ross Plus Icon Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Latest Juliette Binoche Tells ‘All That’s Left of You’ and ‘Hijra’ Directors Cherien Dabis and Shahad Ameen: ‘In the Western World, We Need to Hear Stories Like Yours’ 1 hour ago Adrien Brody Says ‘Nothing Can Replace Emotion’ When Talking AI, Discusses ‘Self-Preservation’ in Shoots like ‘The Brutalist’: ‘I Have No Personal Life When I’m Filming’ 14 hours ago Ana de Armas Feels She Still Has to ‘Prove Herself’ Following ‘Blonde’ Oscar Nomination: ‘Some People Feel It Was a Fluke’ 2 days ago See All for the Red Sea International Film Festival Lauded French actor Juliette Binoche, who is currently at the Red Sea Film Festival both as an honoree and to present her directorial debut “In-I in Motion,” praised Arab filmmakers Cherien Dabis (“All That’s Left of You”) and Shahad Ameen (“Hijra”) during a conversation event organized by Kering’s Women in Motion initiative. Binoche, who shared the panel with the directors, told Dabis and Ameen that, “in the Western world, we need to hear stories like yours.” Related Stories Kim Kardashian and Skims to Host Shoppable Holiday Livestream Event on TikTok (EXCLUSIVE) Speaking directly to Ameen following the Saudi director’s account of breaking into filmmaking during the rise of her country’s burgeoning film industry, the “Chocolat” actor said: “When a young woman from your country watches a film and wants to direct, it’s amazing. You’re so courageous.