Mahdi Fleifel

• Name — Mahdi Fleifel • Education — National Film and Television School at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire • Birthplace — Dubai • Occupation — Filmmaker • Citizenship — Danish • Years Active — 2003 – present • Website — http: nakbafilmworks.com

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. His debut feature documentary, A World Not Ours, picked up several awards. 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.

• 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