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)