The Last Responders

synopsis

On 23 March 2025 in Tel al-Sultan, Gaza, Israeli forces massacred fifteen Palestinian aid workers travelling in clearly marked humanitarian vehicles, later burying their bodies and vehicles in a shallow mass grave. Earshot and Forensic Architecture worked with the Palestine Red Crescent Society and survivors of the massacre to reconstruct the incident with unprecedented precision. The Last Responders is an investigative documentary about this massacre. Anchored in the situated testimonies of two survivors, the film draws on firsthand video and voice recordings captured during the night of the attack by the Palestine Red Crescent Society. Through these materials, the film probes acts of execution and concealment, while reconstructing a fuller account of what unfolded in Tel al-Sultan in the hours and days that followed.

Image: ©️ Forensic Architecture

biography

Forensic Architecture is a research institution founded in 2010 by Eyal Weizman at Goldsmiths, University of London. It investigates state and corporate violence—from police repression and civilian casualties of conflict to colonialism and environmental destruction. It uses unique methods that combine data analysis, static and moving images, and scientific knowledge. At the core of their practice is the geolocation of videos and images in navigable 3D models, complemented by the development of interactive cartographies or so-called “situated testimony,” where survivors' testimonies are placed in a specific space.

film details

director:

Forensic Architecture, Earshot