Yalla Parkour

Dir. Areeb Zuaiter

Cinema Versa

Wed 12 Nov and Thu 13 Nov

Wed 12 Nov

and

Thu 13 Nov

Wed 12 Nov

18:00

Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds

Screen 1

Past event
Thu 13 Nov

20:00

Free screening

Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds

Main Auditorium

Past event

A Palestinian director in the US reflects on identity through an online friendship with a young parkour artist in Gaza.

Areeb first visited Gaza aged four, a memory tied to her mother’s smile. Years later, a parkour video of Ahmed on Gaza’s shores sparks nostalgia. Through a ten-year friendship, they explore Gaza’s ruins, revealing the harsh realities of life under occupation. An exploration of homeland and a nail-biting sports tale.

This film is presented in partnership with Leeds Palestinian Film Festival.

"Yalla Parkour honours an unorthodox but cathartic coping mechanism for surviving injustice and armed conflict." — Tim Grierson, Screen Daily

Content Guidance

Contains scenes of injury, scenes of war.

Director Areeb Zuaiter
Running time 89 mins
Production year 2024
Country Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Qatar
Language Arabic, Sweden
Courtesy of ArtHood Entertainment
Premiere Status UK Premiere

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