After his cinema studies in Tunis, Houssem directed his first short film, “Naufragé” in Paris during an internship at the fémis. He then directed two other shorts: “Waiting for Tomorrow” and “Hommage”, produced respectively by Polimovie Production and Rhesus Monkey Film. Houssem is currently developing other projects for the cinema, namely "A LAFAYETTE" which will be his first feature film.