Last Swim


Deba Hekmat
Last Swim by Sasha Nathwani
GBR 2024, Generation
© Caviar, Pablo & Zeus

Lydia Fleming, Deba Hekmat, Denzel Baidoo, Jay Lycurgo
Last Swim by Sasha Nathwani
GBR 2024, Generation
© Caviar, Pablo & Zeus

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

Deba Hekmat, Narges Rashidi
The actors of the Generation 14plus opening film at the premiere.
Last Swim · Generation · Feb 16, 2024

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

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

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

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