Mahdi Fleifel
Directing
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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movieTo a Land Unknown
2025
Director
movieElefsina Notre Amour
2023
Director
movie3 Logical Exits
2020
Director
movieI Signed the Petition
2018
Director
movieA Drowning Man
2017
Director
movieA Man Returned
2016
Director
movieA World Not Ours
2014
Director
movieXenos
2013
Director
movie4 Weeks
2009
Director
movieArafat & I
2008
Director
The Writer
Director
Writing9
movieTo a Land Unknown
2025
Screenplay
movie3 Logical Exits
2020
Writer
movieA Drowning Man
2017
Writer
movieA Man Returned
2016
Writer
movieA World Not Ours
2014
Screenplay
movie4 Weeks
2009
Writer
movieArafat & I
2008
Writer
Production6
movieTo a Land Unknown
2025
Producer
movieI Signed the Petition
2018
Producer
movieA Drowning Man
2017
Producer
movieKumbh
2017
Producer
movieA Man Returned
2016
Producer
movieA World Not Ours
2014
Producer
Camera4
movieI Signed the Petition
2018
Camera Operator
movieA Man Returned
2016
Director of Photography
movieA World Not Ours
2014
Director of Photography
movieXenos
2013
Director of Photography