Yalla Parkour

dir. Areeb Zuaiter/Sweden, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia/2024/90 min.

When filmmaker Areeb Zuaiter lost her Palestinian mother, she lost her connection to Gaza. With all the memories from her childhood destroyed, she sets out on a quest to connect with a young man she sees in a video doing parkour among ruins in Gaza. With Ahmad as her guide, she explores life in Gaza and rebuilds her memories of her mother and her childhood. In this time when Gaza and its people are being devastated every day, here’s a portrait of a tormented city and the perseverance of its people.

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projection time:

90 min.
country/year:

Sweden, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia /2024
director:

Areeb Zuaiter
original language of the film:

Arabic, Swedish
pictures:

Ibrahim Al-otla, Marco Padoan, Umit Gulsen
editor:

Phil Jandaly
production:

Basel Malwawi / Kinana Films
festivals and awards:

2024 – DOC NYC New York: International Grand Jury Award

sections:

Places
competitions:

Warsaw Documentary Award
tags:

Middle East growing up migrations politics friendship