Mahdi Fleifel
{{short description|Danish-Palestinian film director|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mahdi Fleifel
| image = File:Verleihung des 28. Friedensfilmpreis der Berlinale 2013 - 8488269613 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Mahdi Fleifel in 2013
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| alma_mater = National Film and Television School at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
| birth_place = Dubai
| occupation = Filmmaker
| nationality = Danish
| years_active = 2003 – present
| website = http://nakbafilmworks.com
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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.
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.[http://nakbafilmworks.com web site Nakba Filmworks]
His debut feature documentary, A World Not Ours, picked up several awards.[http://www.berliner-kuenstlerprogramm.de/en/gast.php?id=1324 Awards for the film A World Not Ours] 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.[https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/05ef4189-3518-4781-a159-bb3609055f2f/a-world-not-ours Mahdi Fleifel] on IDFA
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | A World Not Ours (Alam laysa lana) | Feature film |
| 2014 | Xenos | Short film |
| 2015 | 20 Handshakes for Peace | Short film |
| 2016 | A Man Returned | Short film |
| 2017 | A Drowning Man | Short film |
| 2018 | I Signed the Petition | Short film |
| 2020 | 3 Logical Exits | Short film |
| 2023 | Elefsina Notre Amour | Short film |
| 2024 | To a Land Unknown | Feature film |
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Category:Danish film directors