Nakba FilmWorks

10/07/2025

To mark the release of To a Land Unknown, in US theaters now, director Mahdi Fleifel shares ten influences for his film that ranks as one of the highest-rated features this year by the Letterboxd community. Make sure to read the notes to see what Fleifel has to say about each selection.

06/08/2024

My interview with Caitlin Quinlan from MUBI during Festival de Cannes is now out - Enjoy!

The only Palestinian film at Cannes presented a rare moment of solidarity in an otherwise apolitical festival.

26/07/2024

The film follows two undocumented Palestinian refugees and cousins, who find themselves in Athens and make desperate efforts to reach Germany.

23/07/2024

Mahdi Fleifel discusses his Palestinian refugee thriller 'To a Land Unknown,' which closes the Galway Film Festival

01/07/2024

Thank you Mediterrane Film Festival - it was a pleasure presenting TO A LAND UNKNOWN in Malta.

Sa**ud Morisset
Monther Rayahneh
Mohammad Ghassan
Mahmood Bakri
Montaser Abu Alul
Aram R. Sabbah
Geoff Arbourne
Frank Barat
François de Villers
François Morisset
Layla Meijman
Maarten van der Ven
Angeliki Papoulia

Zeki Demirkubuz’s ‘Life’ took best picture; Mahdi Fleifel’s Un Certain Regard breakout ‘To a Land Unknown' won the Jury’s Choice prize.

12/06/2024

Lineup announced for Mediterrane Film Festival "... include Mahdi Fleifel’s Directors’ Fortnight standout TO A LAND UNKNOWN which Variety labeled “a confident, angry, fully-realized drama”

The Mediterrane Film Festival has unveiled its full 2024 program, including screenings, masterclasses an retrospectives.

31/05/2024

30/05/2024

Our Interview at the Deadline Hollywood Studio in Cannes with Angeliki Papoulia, Mahmood Bakri, Aram R. Sabbah

Madhi Fleifel, director of Cannes Fortnight title To a Land Unknown, talks about the importance of telling Palestinian stories

28/05/2024

TO A LAND UNKNOWN makes the list!

Cannes 2024's 15 best movies: IndieWire picks the best, including 'Anora,' 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig,' and animated fave 'Flow.'

25/05/2024

Avec "Vers un pays inconnu", le palestinien Mahdi Fleifel dresse le portrait de deux jeunes émigrés clandestins qui rêvent d'un avenir meilleur ailleurs, quelques part en Europe. Très rapidement c'est l'idée de survivre qui se pose uniquement alors que les êtres sont prisonniers à ciel ouvert...

25/05/2024

25/05/2024 - CANNES 2024 : Le deuxième long-métrage de Mahdi Fleifel est un drame sur l’immigration empreint d’empathie, porté par l’excellente interprétation de Mahmood Bakri