3 Logical Exits
country, year
UK, Denmark, Lebanon, 2020
genre
documentary
running time
15’
directed by
Mahdi Fleifel
languages
Arabic
subtitles
English subtitles
about the film
In the summer of 2019, Mahdi Fleifel went back to the Ain el-Helweh refugee camp in Lebanon to visit his friend Reda, who was also the subject of his previous film, A Man Returned. When Mahdi arrives, thousands of Palestinians have just taken to the streets to protest against discriminatory measures by the Lebanese government. A sociological meditation on the different ‘exits’ young Palestinians choose in order to cope with life in the refugee camps.
trailer
https://www.imdb.com/video/vi388481049/?playlistId=tt11387114&ref_=tt_pr_ov_vi
about the author
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. His latest film, To a Land Unknown has premiered in Cannes in spring.
festivals and awards
– Rotterdam International Film Festival 2020
– Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2020
– Sarajevo Film Festival 2020
– Glasgow Short Film Festival 2020: Winner Bill Douglas Award for International Short Film
– VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2020: Special mention of the jury
– Open City Docs Fest 2020: Winner Best UK Short Film
– International Short Film Festival Psarokokalo 2021: Winner Audience Award
– Malmö Arab Film Festival 2020: Winner Festival Award in Short Documentary Competition
– International Film Festival Lebu 2021: Winner Jury Prize for Best Documentary
– Tegenstroom Film Festival 2020: Winner Best Documentary in Opstromers Competition
– Liberation DocFest Bangladesh 2021: Winner Best Documentary of International Competition
– Beirut Shorts International Film Festival 2021: Winner Best Documentary Film Award
– Latinarab – Festival Internacional de Cine Latino Árabe 2020: Winner Best Arab Short
filmography
– A World Not Ours (2012)
– Xenos (2014)
– 20 Handshakes for Peace (2015)
– A Man Returned (2016)
– A Drowning Man (2017)
– I Signed the Petition (2018)
– 3 Logical Exits (2020)
– To A Land Unknown (2024)