2026 FESTIVALApril 8-18, 2026Lansing, MI

The Capital City Film Festival celebrates artists from around the world by curating outstanding multimedia experiences for the community.

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Closing Night Feature: A Sad and Beautiful World

*MICHIGAN PREMIERE*

“We welcome CCFF alum Cyril Aris (director of last year’s piercing DANCING ON THE EDGE OF A VOLCANO) back to the festival with this heartbreaking and moving tale of lost and regained love. Lebanon’s official submission for Best International Feature to the 2026 Academy Awards – this sweeping epic story of two lovers making impossible decisions set against the grim threat of war won the People’s Choice Award at the Venice Days Section of the 82nd Venice Film Festival, and will be closing out the CCFF26.” – CCFF26 Programming Team

Presented in partnership with MSU Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities

DATE
Saturday, April 18, 2026
TIME
7:15 PM
VENUE
Riverwalk Theatre
FILMS RUNTIME
109 Minutes
TICKETS
$5
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A Sad and Beautiful World

A Sad and Beautiful World

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.