Line up: Muhammad Abed Elrahman, Mo'min Swaitat & Milena Kompaniiets
Open: 18:30 - 21:00 hrs
Tickets: € 7,50
LAST SHOT (2026) - Amsterdam Premiere
Directed by Parham Rahimzadeh
The Palestinian Film Festival Amsterdam (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 the Netherlands, receives the camera of his late brother - a photojournalist from Gaza - he develops the final roll of film. What emerges forces him to confront grief, censorship, memory, and the burden of carrying a legacy forward.
Q&A Guests
Parham Rahimzadeh born in Ahwaz, Iran, in 1990, Parham Rahimzadeh came to the Netherlands as a refugee during infancy. He grew up in Schiedam and Rotterdam before settling in Amsterdam. Following the death of one of his closest friends, he wrote his debut novel Arab, published by Prometheus in 2021. That same year, he was selected for the Dit is Aware development programme for self-taught filmmakers.
With his debut short film Doeset Daram (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 while confronting the narratives that shape collective remembrance.
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 Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study. Through her reporting and public speaking, she focuses on human-centred stories from Gaza, documenting everyday life, resilience, and survival amid war.
Karim Mrabti is a Dutch-Moroccan film producer and writer with a background in international arts and cultural programming, with his productionhouse @mohsinfilms he focuses on producing films by emerging diaspora filmmakers that explore identity, community, and belonging. He co-wrote and produced the short film Last Shot (2026) and is currently developing films with directors from Egypt, Morocco, Cabo Verde, Poland, Tunesia and Lebanon.
Programme
18:30 — Doors Open
19:00 — Screening Start of Last Shot
19:30 — Q&A with Parham Rahimzadeh, Karim Mrabti & Amal Helles
20:30 — Drinks at the Bar