Director Mahdi Fleifel & Producer Geoff Arbourne Discuss The 11-Year Journey Of Bringing ‘To A Land Unknown’ To Screen: “Financiers Didn’t Feel Like We Needed Another Story About Refugees” — Red Sea Studio

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• Fleifel and Arbourne faced pushback from financiers who felt 'another story about refugees' wasn't needed, but the duo persisted to bring this personal tale to life.
• The film's release marks the culmination of over a decade of work, with Fleifel drawing from his own family's refugee experience to craft a story that offers a fresh perspective on the issue.