Born in Dubai, Mahdi Fleifel lives and works between Denmark, England and Greece. Graduated from the National Film & Television School. His debut feature A World Not Ours premiered at TIFF ‘12. In 2016 Fleifel won a Silver Bear for A Man Returned. His follow up, A Drowning Man, was selected in the Official Competition at Cannes, and was nominated for a BAFTA. His last film, I Signed the Petition, won Best Documentary Short at IDFA and was nominated for the 2018 European Film Awards.