One Last Time
Fri 13 Nov, 21:00Diverse Short Film Programme
- Director
- Karim El Rahbani
- Country
- Lebanon
- Running time
- 20 Min.
- Language
- English
Toufic, a widower in his eighties, receives a phone call: yet another one of his friends has passed away. Lost in sorrowful thoughts, he is suddenly pulled out of his loneliness when an attractive woman accidentally shows up at his door with a package — awakening something in him that has long lain dormant.
Toufic turns to a younger friend, who introduces him to the world of dating apps. Enthusiastic and eager, he's ready to swipe right on every pretty young face. But then real life gets in the way — and turns out to be far more absurd than anything an app could offer.
Karim El Rahbani
Karim El Rahbani is an award-winning Lebanese director. His first two short films, With Thy Spirit and Cargo, have been screened at numerous international film festivals and have collectively won more than 30 awards.
His work spans a wide range of genres and formats, from feature films and documentaries to television productions and commercials across the Middle East and the Gulf region.
In 2020, he was selected to write and direct an episode of Beirut 6:07, a series nominated for an International Emmy Award. The series was created in response to the devastating explosion in Beirut on August 4, 2020.
More recently, Rahbani directed Dark Minds, the first Arabic documentary series exploring serial killers in the region, produced by SRMG Studios and released on Netflix.
In 2022, he co-founded the music and film production company RAHBANI 3.0. He also directed and co-produced the 2024 Lebanese tourism campaign Meshwar Rayhin Meshwar.
Karim El Rahbani is a third-generation member of the renowned Rahbani family, celebrated for its contributions to Middle Eastern music and musical theater.