Palestine Cinema Days Around the World Presents: “Yalla Parkour”

Palestine Cinema Days Festival is an annual event organized by Filmlab Palestine every October. It aims to place Palestine on the global cinema industry map and promote local and international films. The festival offers a unique program that includes world-famous film screenings for adults and children, as well as panel discussions, professional film workshops, specialized programs for children, and networking opportunities. The Festival now also travels the world, bringing Palestinian films far and wide.

On November 2, the Festival visits Alphabet City for a screening of Areeb Zuaiter’s “Yalla Parkour”. In her relentless pursuit of a memory that reinforces her sense of belonging, Areeb crosses paths with Ahmed, a parkour athlete in Gaza, sparking a journey where conflicting aspirations intersect. Nostalgia meets with ambition, and the weight of a confined past meets with an unpredictable future.

This program is presented in partnership with Pittsburgh Sound & Image and SCREENSHOT: Asian Film Festival.

About the Artist

Areeb Zuaiter is a multinational filmmaker based in Washington D.C.. Her work focuses on art, identity, and social issues. She holds an MA in Film and Video from American University. Zuaiter’s work has won multiple international awards. Her debut short, “Stained”, won the Jury Award at Beirut’s European International Film Festival. Her documentary, “Colors of Resistance”, was nominated for Sony’s Outstanding Thesis Award and won multiple awards at the Colorado Activism Film Festival and the Spotlight Documentary Film Awards. Zuaiter had previously worked at the Associated Press, and served as a Goldman Sachs Film and Video Fellow at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Zuaiter led the Regional Training Department at the Royal Film Commission – Jordan, and taught at several universities in Washington D.C.. In addition to working on her films, Zuaiter heads the programming department at the Amman International Film Festival.

About Your Visit

The in-house restaurant, Cucina Alfabeto, is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. There will be a complimentary reception following the program for all attendees.