It’s a sad and beautiful world

Feature Film (Lebanon / USA / Germany)

In Post-Production

Logline

In this romance set in Beirut, two star-crossed lovers,  one an eternal optimist and the other an impulsive pragmatist,  must decide if they want to build a family and chart a track to happiness,  despite the tragic fates ravaging contemporary Lebanon.

• Recipient of a production grant from the OIF, France 2022

• Recipient of a production grant from the Red Sea Film Fund, Saudi Arabia 2023

• Recipient of a development grant from the Cinémed festival in Montpellier, France 2021

• Recipient of a production grant from the Lebanese Film Fund, Lebanon 2023

• Recipient of a production grant from the MDM Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Germany 2023

• Recipient of a post-production award from the Ateliers de l’Atlas, Marrakesh International Film Festival, Morocco 2024

• Selected at the Toronto TIFF Filmmaker Lab, Canada 2019

• Selected at Nantucket Screenwriter Colony, USA 2019

• Selected at the MIA Co-production Market in Rome, Italy 2020

• Selected for the CineGouna Platform at the El-Gouna Film Festival in Egypt, 2019

• Invited for a residency at the Cité des Arts in Paris, France 2019

• Selected for the Red Sea Lodge, Saudi Arabia 2021

• Winner of the ART award at the 4th Beirut Cinema Platform, Lebanon 2019

• Official Selection at the 3rd edition Cinephilia Bound Cannes at the Cannes Film Festival, France 2019

• Selected for the Fondation Liban Cinema’s Re-Writing Workshop, Lebanon 2019

Produced by

Abbout Productions (Lebanon)

Diversity Hire (USA)

Reynard Films (Germany)