ABOUT ME
Jihane Mrad was born and raised in a small town in the mountains of Lebanon.
She experienced early success at the age of 16 in front of the camera as a recurring actress on two hit Lebanese Tv shows. From Lebanon, Jihane found a new home in Miami, FL. and went on to earn a degree in Film Production, Theatre Arts and French literature from the University of Miami.
In 2007 Jihane relocated to Los Angeles where she achieved a successful career in the film industry as a Camera Woman. She has Camera assisted for over 10 years on hit Tv shows including American Horror Story, 911, Kominsky Method and films ” Bumblebee”. This career gave her a front row seat to shadow and observe over 20 directors which sparked a fire in her to pursue Directing.
Having completed the Ryan Murphy Directors program in 2019, Jihane teamed up with NBA player Thanasis Antetokounmpo to produce and Direct her first feature Film Twisted Vines in 2021/2022
The movie found success in the film festival round, so far selected in 13 festivals and a sweeping win of 6 including best director and best feature film.
That project put her on the map as a Director and landed her a directing spot on the hit tv show 9-1-1, the episode will air April 10th on Fox Network and April 11th on Hulu ( 2023). She is now a member of the Directors Guild of America.
Jihane is Fluent in English, French and Arabic, her goal is to find the balance between Hollywood, Europe and the Middle East where she can bring her creativity, hard work, unique perspective and Hollywood expertise and put them on the big and silver Screen.
