Mahdi Fleifel
Directing
Biography
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…
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To a Land Unknown
2025 · Movie
A Drowning Man
2017 · Movie
A World Not Ours
2014 · Movie
The Male Gaze: Risk Appeal
2023 · Movie
3 Logical Exits
2020 · Movie
A Man Returned
2016 · Movie
4 Weeks
2009 · Movie
I Signed the Petition
2018 · Movie
45th Parallel
2023 · Movie
20 Handshakes for Peace (Suspended Time)
2013 · Movie
Kumbh
2017 · Movie
Xenos
2013 · Movie