French diplomat Mohamed Bouabdallah and French director Phuong Mai Nguyen attend opening night of The American French Film Festival (TAFFF) with the "In Waves" screening at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater in Los Angeles on November 3, 2026. (Photo by Katie FLORES / AFP via Getty Images)

French diplomat Mohamed Bouabdallah and French director Phuong Mai Nguyen attend opening night of The American French Film Festival (TAFFF) with the "In Waves" screening at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater in Los Angeles on November 3, 2026. (Photo by Katie FLORES / AFP via Getty Images)

French scriptwriter Abdel Raouf Dafri attends opening night of The American French Film Festival (TAFFF) with the "In Waves" screening at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater in Los Angeles on November 3, 2026. (Photo by Katie FLORES / AFP via Getty Images)

French scriptwriter Abdel Raouf Dafri attends opening night of The American French Film Festival (TAFFF) with the "In Waves" screening at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater in Los Angeles on November 3, 2026. (Photo by Katie FLORES / AFP via Getty Images)

French scriptwriter Abdel Raouf Dafri attends opening night of The American French Film Festival (TAFFF) with the "In Waves" screening at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater in Los Angeles on November 3, 2026. (Photo by Katie FLORES / AFP via Getty Images)

British actress Jacqueline Bisset (R) and French author Martine Couralet-Laing attend opening night of The American French Film Festival (TAFFF) with the "In Waves" screening at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater in Los Angeles on November 3, 2026. (Photo by Katie FLORES / AFP via Getty Images)

French screenwriter Fanny Burdino atten opening night of The American French Film Festival (TAFFF) with the "In Waves" screening at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater in Los Angeles on November 3, 2026. (Photo by Katie FLORES / AFP via Getty Images)

French screenwriter Fanny Burdino atten opening night of The American French Film Festival (TAFFF) with the "In Waves" screening at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater in Los Angeles on November 3, 2026. (Photo by Katie FLORES / AFP via Getty Images)