Founder of "Alf Wad Production House" and “The Other Story Project”, AlBanawi identifies herself as a Contemporary Storyteller. She has a Bachelor's in Counseling Psychology and a Master’s Degree from Harvard University with extensive research on Arab identity and gender representation in cinema and literature. Her expertise in unearthing psycho-social themes creatively has earned her the title “Next Generation Leader” by Times Magazine, and the “Sophie Calle of Saudi Arabia” by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in France.

She has become an internationally recognized actor with her debut role in Barakah Meets Barakah, Saudi’s submission to the Oscars, which helped shape the Saudi cinematic scene since as early as 2016, yet after working with more than a dozen local and international productions, AlBanawi took on screenwriting and directing too, and has been known for her unique practice that is informed with intimacy, originality, and warmth.