Mahdi Fleifel

Palestinian-Danish director Fleifel’s first feature-length documentary, A World Not Ours, won more than 30 awards at major festivals – including the Berlinale's Silver Bear. After taking part in the 2013 Cinéfondation in Cannes, Fleifel has directed several award-nominated short films: A Man Returned, A Drowning Man and I Signed the Petition. His debut narrative feature, TO A LAND UNKNOWN, premiered in 2024 at Cannes' Directors' Fortnight to rave reviews. It has gone on to screen at over 100 festivals and winning more than 20 awards, most recently landing Fleifel a Gotham Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Director.

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  To a Land Unknown

  Screenplay

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  A World Not Ours

  (voice)

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  A Man Returned

  Producer

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  4 Weeks

  Director

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  Arafat & I

  Writer

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  I Signed the Petition

  Camera Operator

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  Xenos

  Director

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  The Male Gaze: Risk Appeal

  Director

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  A Drowning Man

  Writer

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  3 Logical Exits

  Director

• 2025To a Land UnknownScreenplay
• 2023The Male Gaze: Risk AppealDirector
• 202345th ParallelThe Private Ear
• 2023Elefsina Notre AmourDirector
• 20203 Logical ExitsDirector
• 2018I Signed the PetitionCamera Operator
• 2017A Drowning ManWriter
• 2017KumbhProducer
• 2016A Man ReturnedProducer
• 2014A World Not Ours(voice)
• 2014Suspended Time 'Zaman Muaalaq'Director
• 2013XenosDirector
• 201320 Handshakes for Peace (Suspended Time)Director
• 20094 WeeksDirector
• 2008Arafat & IWriter
• —The Writer