PassesAccessibility
2026
(Philadelphia Premiere)Feature Narrative

A Sad and Beautiful World

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A film still from A Life in Art: Through the Eye of Dr. Leslie King Hammond shows Hammond facing away from the frame, gesturing as she watches a young Black painter who is adding finishing touches on a portrait of Michelle Obama. The painter is holding a brush and palette in her left hand and painting Obama’s hand.

In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.

Thank you to our screening partner: Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI).

Tickets

In Person

Friday, August 78:30PM EDTThe Wilma Theater

Filmmaker

Cyril Aris

Director

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