Mahdi Fleifel

Birthday: 1979-10-25
Birthplace: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Gender: Male

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.

Credits

Year Title
The Writer
2025-02-14 To a Land Unknown
2023-12-22 The Male Gaze: Risk Appeal
2023-04-20 Elefsina Notre Amour
2020-01-22 3 Logical Exits
2018-04-27 I Signed the Petition
2017-05-17 A Drowning Man
2016-02-14 A Man Returned
2014-02-21 A World Not Ours
2014-01-01 Suspended Time 'Zaman Muaalaq'
2013-10-13 Xenos
2013-01-01 20 Handshakes for Peace (Suspended Time)
2009-03-01 4 Weeks
2008-01-01 Arafat & I