31/03/2026
🎬 LAU Alumni London Chapter / Cinema Team Presents:
Yalla Parkour by Areeb Zuaiter!
After the incredible success of our first-ever screening, we’re keeping the momentum going and going bigger.
We set out to spotlight another exceptional LAU alumna making waves in cinema, and we’re beyond excited to bring you Yalla Parkour by Areeb Zuaiter a powerful, award-winning film that’s taken the international festival circuit by storm.
Date : 17th April 2026
📍 Venue: Soho Screening Rooms,14 D'Arblay St, London W1F 8DY
🕡 Doors open: 7:30 PM
🎥 Film starts: 08:00 PM (no late entry—don’t miss it!)

💬 Followed by: Live Q&A with the director via video link
Get ready for an unforgettable night of bold storytelling, real emotion, and community vibes this is more than a screening, it’s a celebration of LAU talent on a global stage.
🎟️ Tickets available now on Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/4s5FOwK
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1986314671653?aff=oddtdtcreator

About the Director LAU grad 2003
Areeb Zuaiter is a multinational filmmaker based in Washington, D.C., whose work explores art, identity, and social issues. Her debut feature documentary, Yalla Parkour, premiered at DOC NYC, winning the International Competition Grand Jury Prize, and went on to tour major international festivals, including the Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama), where it received the Second Place Audience Award for Best Documentary, alongside multiple honors throughout its global festival run.
Zuaiter’s short Stained won the Jury Award at the Beirut European International Film Festival, while Colors of Resistance earned awards at the Colorado Activism Film Festival and the Spotlight Documentary Film Awards. Her latest short, One Last Wish, was nominated at the Cairo International Film Festival.
Zuaiter has also worked with the Associated Press, held a fellowship at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History supported by Goldman Sachs, led training at the Royal Film Commission - Jordan, and headed programming at the Amman International Film Festival.
