Mahdi Fleifel

Mahdi Fleifel

Mahdi Fleifel is a Danish/Palestinian filmmaker based in Amsterdam. He graduated from the UK National Film and Television School in 2009. His debut feature, A World Not Ours, was widely acclaimed, earning over thirty awards including prizes at the Berlinale, the Edinburgh FF and DOC NYC. His upcoming feature, Men in the Sun is based on the themes and characters encountered while making his recent works.

Filmography

Shadi in the Beautiful Well (2003), Hamoudi & Emil (2004), Harrison’s Monday’s Arms (2006), The Writer (2007), Arafat & I (2008), Four Weeks (2009), A World Not Ours (2012), Visit Palestine (2012), Xenos (2013), A Man Returned (2015).