Sweeter Than Dessert follows Wissam and his grandfather Tanios on a personal and collective journey through the crises shaping contemporary Lebanon: the unresolved trauma of the civil war, economic collapse, political instability, popular uprisings, and the often invisible burden of mental health. Blending intimate moments, personal testimonies, expert insights, archival footage, and fragments of everyday life, the film weaves together a mosaic of memories, wounds, and possibilities. Tanios’ poetry forms the narrative backbone of the work: his verses guide the five chapters of the documentary and inspire the film’s title itself.