Nakba FilmWorks

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

25/05/2024

Dansk-palæstinensiske Mahdi Fleifel triumferer i Cannes med sin britisk producerede To a Land Unknown og rejser kritik af dansk film, hvor alt afhænger af Filminstituttet.

24/05/2024

Variety has spoken: Palestinian Filmmaker’s Narrative Debut Channels the Spirit of ‘Bicycle Thieves’ Thanks for everyone who made this possible: Geoff Arbourne François de Villers Frank Barat Maria Drandaki Layla Meijman Maarten van der Ven Aram R. Sabbah Mahmood Bakri Monther Rayahneh Angeliki Papoulia Montaser Abu Alul Mohammad Ghassan Sade Agilara Ioanna Soulele Konstantina Mardiki François Morisset Sa**ud Morisset Halim Sabbagh Michael Aaglund Fyzal Boulifa Jason McColgan to name but a few. Much love!

Mahdi Fleifel's 'To a Land Unknown' delivers a confident, fully-realized drama featuring a lead performance from Mahmood Bakri.

22/05/2024

Mahdi Fleifel's film hinges on two gorgeous performances about the plight of desperate cousins in Athens.

22/05/2024

First review is in...

Two Palestinian refugees are stranded in Athens in Mahdi Fleifel's raw, resonant drama

22/05/2024

75East Signs Palestinian Filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel As Narrative Feature Debut 'To A Land Unknown' Plays In Directors' Fortnight

20/05/2024

TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi FleifelDebut narrative feature, World Premiere at Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2024Chatila and Reda are saving to pay for fake pass...