Noah's descendants

Shams, an elderly artist, lost his painting hand in the 2005 bombing that targeted the convoy of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, killing him. As a child, he lived in Cuba. As a teenager, he lived with his mother in her native Lebanon, frequently moving between numerous documents and... before returning to Beirut. He sits daily in a café in downtown Beirut, contemplating life in all its details, recounting his many stories of his personal history intertwined with that of his country. Through his stories about the hotel, he reveals life and death, the West, violence, war, and the city's evolution, its maps, architecture, and art... Shams, an elderly artist, lost his painting hand in the 2005 bombing that targeted the convoy of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, leading to his assassination. As a child, he lived in Cuba. As a teenager, he lived with his mother in her native Lebanon, then traveled to several countries, including Paris and Canada, before returning to Beirut. He sits daily in a café in the heart of Beirut, contemplating life in all its details, recalling his many stories intertwined with the history of his homeland. Through his stories about himself and others, he offers us his vision of life, death, exile, violence, war, and the political, historical, architectural, and artistic evolution of the city he has lived through.