Water Tussen Ons + Q&A director

Documentary about a former Iranian swimming champion who is building a new community of women in Maastricht. After the screening, we will have a discussion with director Faydim Ramshe (in Dutch).

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After the screening of Water Tussen Ons, an intimate portrait of a former Iranian swimming champion who is building a new community of women in Maastricht, we invite you to an exclusive Q&A with director Faydim Ramshe. She will take you behind the scenes of the film and share her personal perspective, capturing her mother and the women around her with tenderness and a keen eye for detail.

Programme
6:45 PM Doors open
7:00 PM Introduction Programmer Specials Kaat Monsieur
7:10 PM Start documentary
7:40 PM Q&A with director Faydim Ramshe
Slider water

Water Tussen Ons

An intimate documentary about a former Iranian swimming champion who builds a new community of women in Maastricht, captured through the eyes of her daughter.

In Water Tussen Ons, filmmaker Faydim Ramshe returns after fifteen years to her mother Farèn, who fled to the Netherlands following the Iranian Revolution. In Maastricht, Farèn now runs a restaurant that has grown into a meeting place where young migrant women cook, learn, and support one another. She also teaches swimming, passing on not only practical skills but, above all, confidence and a sense of freedom.

With tenderness and an eye for detail, Ramshe reveals how care and solidarity take shape through everyday gestures. Water Tussen Ons is a loving portrait of two generations of women, each in their own way searching for freedom, connection, and a sense of home.

Faydim Ramshe, Netherlands, 2025, 27 min. Dutch & Farsi spoken, Dutch subtitles.