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Mahdi Fleifel
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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…
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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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2025
To a Land Unknown
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2023
The Male Gaze: Risk Appeal
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2023
45th Parallel
Movie The Private Ear
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2023
Elefsina Notre Amour
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2020
3 Logical Exits
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2018
I Signed the Petition
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2017
A Drowning Man
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2017
Kumbh
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2016
A Man Returned
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2014
A World Not Ours
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2014
Suspended Time 'Zaman Muaalaq'
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2013
Xenos
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2013
20 Handshakes for Peace (Suspended Time)
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2009
4 Weeks
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2008
Arafat & I
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The Writer
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