Waves '98 follows the journey of a young protagonist navigating the challenges of growing up in a suburban community during a time of racial segregation. Drawing inspiration from the atmosphere of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the film showcases the protagonist's personal triumphs and tribulations in the face of adversity.

A young woman makes her way back home to her parents’ house in the middle of the night leaving a bad experience behind. Haunting pressures to fit back into the family dynamics as well as revealing details of her life abroad weigh heavy on her. Feeling cornered, her anxieties resurface, leading her to find solace in another part of her Beirut life that she had forsaken. A life that is for her as familiar and foreign now as it ever was.

The explosion was instantaneous, but its destructive energy never faded. Energy does not disappear or disappear, but rather moves from one thing to another. dispersed within us; To turn into anger, pain, hope and despair. But every morning, the light screams at us to get out of bed as the days go by. The explosion left an open wound... where will all of its energy go?