Last Swim
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Deba Hekmat
Last Swim by Sasha Nathwani
GBR 2024, Generation
© Caviar, Pablo & Zeus
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Lydia Fleming, Deba Hekmat, Denzel Baidoo, Jay Lycurgo
Last Swim by Sasha Nathwani
GBR 2024, Generation
© Caviar, Pablo & Zeus
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Deba Hekmat, Lydia Fleming, Solly McLeod
Last Swim by Sasha Nathwani
GBR 2024, Generation
© Matt McQuillan
With
- Deba Hekmat (Ziba)
- Narges Rashidi (Mona)
- Jay Lycurgo (Merf)
- Solly McLeod (Shea)
- Lydia Fleming (Tara)
- Denzel Baidoo (Malcom)
- Michelle Greenidge (Tonya)
Crew
Director | Sasha Nathwani |
Screenplay | Sasha Nathwani, Helen Simmons |
Cinematography | Olan Collardy |
Editing | Stephen Dunne |
Music | Federico Albanese |
Sound Design | George Castle |
Production Design | Julija Fricsone Gavriss |
Costumes | Natalie Wilkins |
Make-Up | Eve Coles, Gaby Winwood |
Casting | Shakyra Dowling |
Producers | Campbell Beaton, Nisha Mullea, Helen Simmons, Bert Hamelinck, Sorcha Shephard, James Isilay |
Executive Producers | Ruby Walden, Kelly Peck, Jesse Ozeri, Max Fisher, Liam Johnson |
Produced by
Pablo & Zeus
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Deba Hekmat, Narges Rashidi
The actors of the Generation 14plus opening film at the premiere.
Last Swim · Generation · Feb 16, 2024
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Deba Hekmat, Jay Lycurgo, Sasha Nathwani, Lydia Fleming, Solly McLeod, Narges Rashidi
The director (centre) and the cast of the Generation 14plus opening film at the premiere.
Last Swim · Generation · Feb 16, 2024
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Nisha Mullea, Lydia Fleming, Solly McLeod, Sasha Nathwani, Narges Rashidi, Deba Hekmat
The film team at the Berlinale Goes Kiez screening at City Kino Wedding.
Last Swim · Berlinale Goes Kiez · Generation · Feb 17, 2024
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Campbell Beaton, Sasha Nathwani
The director (left-hand side) received the Crystal Bear for the Best Film from the Youth Jury Generation 14plus.
Last Swim · Generation · Crystal Bear for the Best Film 14plus · Feb 23, 2024
Sasha Nathwani
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The director was born in London to an Iranian mother and Indian father. He has a degree from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Last Swim is his debut feature film. His short film Raj’s Story was a recipient of a One Point Four Award and a Channel 4 Diversity Award. He has also directed various music videos and has twice been nominated for Best Video at the Brit Awards.
Filmography
2021 Raj’s Story; short film 2024 Last Swim
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2024