Dessil Mekhtigian is a filmmaker in the making. Born in Paris, raised in Egypt, and of Armenian origin, she comes from a multicultural background that has developed her essence of filming and telling stories.

After graduating from the Lycée Français du Caire, she moved to Paris to study and work in costume design, and after acquiring experience on film sets in Paris as an assistant costume designer, she finally applied to l’école de la cité du cinéma to become a director. She graduated in 2018 and has been working on professional films and her own personal projects ever since.