Mahdi Fleifel

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Mahdi Fleifel
Verleihung des 28. Friedensfilmpreis der Berlinale 2013 - 8488269613 (cropped).jpg
Mahdi Fleifel in 2013
Born
CitizenshipDanish
Alma mater National Film and Television School at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Occupation Filmmaker
Years active2003 – present
Website http://nakbafilmworks.com

Mahdi Fleifel (born 25 October 1979 at Dubai) is a Danish-Palestinian film director. Often examining themes of social injustice, Fleifel's films largely convey the struggles of Palestinians in exile.

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Biography

Mahdi Fleifel was raised in the refugee camp Ein el-Helweh in Lebanon and later in a suburb of Helsingør in Denmark. In 2009, he graduated from the National Film and Television School at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. In 2010, he set up the London-based production company Nakba FilmWorks. [1]

His debut feature documentary, A World Not Ours, picked up several awards. [2] His short film, A Man Returned, won the Silver Bear and the European Film Nomination at the Berlinale and his film, A Drowning Man, was in the Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival 2017. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
2012A World Not Ours (Alam laysa lana)Feature film
2014XenosShort film
201520 Handshakes for PeaceShort film
2016A Man ReturnedShort film
2017A Drowning ManShort film
2018 I Signed the Petition Short film
20203 Logical ExitsShort film
2023Elefsina Notre AmourShort film
2024 To a Land Unknown Feature film

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