Mahdi Fleifel

Mahdi FLEIFEL (1979, United Arab Emirates) is a Danish-Palestinian filmmaker and visual artist who was born in Dubai, grew up in a refugee camp in Lebanon and moved to Denmark in 1988. Fuelled by his own experience, his films frequently deal with refugees. His debut feature, A World Not Ours (2012), received over 30 awards from different festivals and in 2016 he received a Silver Bear Jury Prize for his short, A Man Returned.

Filmography

Shadi in the Beautiful Well (2003, short), Hamoudi & Emil (2004, short), The Writer (2007, short), Arafat & I (2008, short), Four Weeks (2009, short), Alam laysa lana/A World Not Ours (2012, doc), Visit Palestine (2012, instal), Xenos (2013, short doc), 20 Handshakes for Peace (2013, short), A Man Returned (2016, short doc), A Drowning Man (2017, short), I Signed the Petition (2018, short doc), 3 Logical Exits (2020, short doc)

More info: Wikipedia, Mahdi Fleifel

Mahdi Fleifel op IFFR

A Man Returned

Mahdi Fleifel

30'
Groot-Brittannië

IFFR 2016

Xenos

Mahdi Fleifel

12'
Groot-Brittannië

IFFR 2016

20 Handshakes for Peace

Mahdi Fleifel

3'
Duitsland

IFFR 2017

A Drowning Man

Mahdi Fleifel

15'
Groot-Brittannië

IFFR 2018

3 Logical Exits

Een beklemmende sociologische bespiegeling over de uitwegen die jonge Palestijnen hebben om aan het uitzichtloze bestaan in de vluchtelingenkampen te ontsnappen.

Mahdi Fleifel

15'
Denemarken

IFFR 2020