Interview: Berlinale award-winner ‘The Last Swim’ director Sasha Nathwani
Updated On: 27 April, 2024 10:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
As ‘The Last Swim’ was showcased earlier this month at the inaugural Red Lorry Film Festival, mid-day.com spoke to Indian-Iranian director Sasha Nathwani, whose film ‘The Last Swim’ won the Crystal Bear at the Berlinale 2024. Nathwani dwells on the film’s premise, his Iranian identity, culture and music, and why he is excited about his next project
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Sasha Nathwani’s debut feature film was also showcased in India in Mumbai at the inaugural Red Lorry Film Festival earlier this month. Photo Courtesy: Instagram/SashaNathwani
London-based Iranian-Indian director Sasha Nathwani is on a high after bagging the Crystal Bear for the Best Film at Berlinale for ‘The Last Swim’ earlier this year in February. Incidentally, it was Nathwani’s debut feature film that was also showcased in India in Mumbai at the inaugural Red Lorry Film Festival earlier this month.
Nathwani, whose films are deeply rooted in culture and identity, has previously made ‘Raj`s Story’ (2021), ‘Play The Game’ (2017), ‘Three Days in London’ (2011) and ‘Lost on the Map’ (2008) -- all short films. As ‘Raj’s Story’ focuses on one of the Royal Navy’s first Sikh mariners, thus tapping into his Indian side, Nathwani forays into feature films with ‘The Last Swim’, as it deeply delves into his Iranian roots. Born in London to an Indian father and Iranian mother, it gives a glimpse of his life as an Iranian in London.
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