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SUMMARY:Last Shot - Amsterdam Premiere with Q&A
DTSTAMP:20260525T194026Z
DTSTART:20260620T163000Z
DTEND:20260620T190000Z
DESCRIPTION:Genre: Drama\nLine up: Muhammad Abed Elrahman\, Mo'min Swaitat
& Milena Kompaniiets\nOpen: 18:30 - 21:00 hrs\nTickets: € 7\,50\n\nLAST SH
OT (2026) - Amsterdam Premiere\nDirected by Parham Rahimzadeh\n\nThe Pales
tinian Film Festival Amsterdam (PFFA) and Ventilator Cinema are proud\nto
present the Amsterdam premiere of the short film Last Shot\, followed by a
Q&A\nwith filmmaker Parham Rahimzadeh\, producer & screenwriter Karim Mra
bti\, and\njournalist Amal Helles.\n\nAbout the Film\n\nWhen Musa\, a Pale
stinian living in the Netherlands\, receives the camera of his\nlate broth
er - a photojournalist from Gaza - he develops the final roll of film.\nWh
at emerges forces him to confront grief\, censorship\, memory\, and the bu
rden of\ncarrying a legacy forward.\n\nQ&A Guests\n\nParham Rahimzadeh bor
n in Ahwaz\, Iran\, in 1990\, Parham Rahimzadeh came to the\nNetherlands a
s a refugee during infancy. He grew up in Schiedam and Rotterdam\nbefore s
ettling in Amsterdam. Following the death of one of his closest friends\,\
nhe wrote his debut novel Arab\, published by Prometheus in 2021. That sam
e year\,\nhe was selected for the Dit is Aware development programme for s
elf-taught\nfilmmakers.\n\nWith his debut short film Doeset Daram (I Love
You" in Farsi)\, Rahimzadeh\ndiscovered a passion for intimate and transfo
rmative visual storytelling. Last\nShot\, his second short film\, continue
s his exploration of grief\, memory\, and\noverlooked perspectives while c
onfronting the narratives that shape collective\nremembrance.\n\nAmal Hell
es is a Palestinian journalist from Gaza working with The Times. She\nbega
n frontline reporting during the war on Gaza and\, after leaving Gaza in\n
2024\, became a NIAS Safe Haven Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Ad
vanced\nStudy. Through her reporting and public speaking\, she focuses on
human-centred\nstories from Gaza\, documenting everyday life\, resilience\
, and survival amid war.\n\nKarim Mrabti is a Dutch-Moroccan film producer
and writer with a background in\ninternational arts and cultural programm
ing\, with his productionhouse\n@mohsinfilms he focuses on producing films
by emerging diaspora filmmakers that\nexplore identity\, community\, and
belonging. He co-wrote and produced the short\nfilm Last Shot (2026) and i
s currently developing films with directors from\nEgypt\, Morocco\, Cabo V
erde\, Poland\, Tunesia and Lebanon.\n\nProgramme\n\n18:30 — Doors Open\n1
9:00 — Screening Start of Last Shot\n19:30 — Q&A with Parham Rahimzadeh\,
Karim Mrabti & Amal Helles\n20:30 — Drinks at the Bar
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/last-shot-amsterdam-premiere-with-qanda
GEO:52.3601403;4.8656923
LOCATION:OT301 - Overtoom 301\, 1054 HW Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-west,community,drama,festivals,film,q&a,refugees,stori
es,storytelling,vondelparkbuurt
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Genre: Drama
Line
up: Muhammad Abed Elrahman, Mo'min Swaitat & Milena Kompaniie
ts
Open: 18:30 - 21:00 hrs
Tickets: € 7,50 LAST SHOT (2026) - Amsterdam Premiere
Di
rected by Parham Rahimzadeh
The Palestinian Film Festival Amsterda
m (PFFA) and Ventilator Cinema are proud to present the Amsterdam premiere
of the short film Last Shot, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Parham
Rahimzadeh, producer & screenwriter Karim Mrabti, and journalist Amal
Helles.
About the Film
When Musa, a Palestinian living in th
e Netherlands, receives the camera of his late brother - a photojournalist
from Gaza - he develops the final roll of film. What emerges forces him t
o confront grief, censorship, memory, and the burden of carrying a legacy
forward.
Q&A Guests
Parham Rah
imzadeh born in Ahwaz, Iran, in 1990, Parham Rahimzadeh came to t
he Netherlands as a refugee during infancy. He grew up in Schiedam and Rot
terdam before settling in Amsterdam. Following the death of one of his clo
sest friends, he wrote his debut novel Arab, published by Prometheus in 20
21. That same year, he was selected for the Dit is Aware development progr
amme for self-taught filmmakers.
With his debut short film Doeset D
aram (I Love You" in Farsi), Rahimzadeh discovered a passion for intimate
and transformative visual storytelling. Last Shot, his second short film,
continues his exploration of grief, memory, and overlooked perspectives wh
ile confronting the narratives that shape collective remembrance.
<
strong>Amal Helles is a Palestinian journalist from Gaza working
with The Times. She began frontline reporting during the war on Gaza and,
after leaving Gaza in 2024, became a NIAS Safe Haven Fellow at the Netherl
ands Institute for Advanced Study. Through her reporting and public speaki
ng, she focuses on human-centred stories from Gaza, documenting everyday l
ife, resilience, and survival amid war.
Karim Mrabti is a Dutch-Moroccan film producer and writer with a background in inter
national arts and cultural programming, with his productionhouse @mohsinfi
lms he focuses on producing films by emerging diaspora filmmakers that exp
lore identity, community, and belonging. He co-wrote and produced the shor
t film Last Shot (2026) and is currently developing films with directors f
rom Egypt, Morocco, Cabo Verde, Poland, Tunesia and Lebanon.
Programme
18:30 — Doors Open
19:00 — Screening Star
t of Last Shot
19:30 — Q&A with Parham Rahimzadeh, Karim Mrabti &a
mp; Amal Helles
20:30 — Drinks at the Bar
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