Faya Dayi

7.6
  • Genre:Documentary, Drama
  • Production:XTR
  • Released:2021-09-03
  • IMDB:tt13648216
A spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar, immersed in the rituals of khat, a leaf Sufi Muslims chewed for centuries for religious meditations – and Ethiopia’s most lucrative cash crop today. A tapestry of intimate stories offers a window into the dreams of youth under a repressive regime.
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Faya dayi: Escape and Return  The Criterion Collection

Faya Dayi movie review & film summary  Roger Ebert

‘Faya Dayi’ Review: A Hallucinatory Documentary About Ethiopia’s Most Lucrative Cash Crop  IndieWire

‘Faya Dayi’ observes rural Ethiopia and the crop that transfixes its people  Los Angeles Times

“I Wanted to Experience Intimacy With the People I Was Filming”: DP Jessica Beshir on Faya Dayi  Filmmaker Magazine

Jessica Beshir's Documentary 'Faya Dayi' Sees Ethiopia In Black and White  International Documentary Association

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Janus Films Takes North American Rights To ‘Faya Dayi’, “Gorgeously Cinematic” Doc From Director Jessica Beshir  Deadline

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Q&A With Filmmaker Jessica Beshir: ‘Faya Dayi’ Screens at AFI in Silver Spring, Maryland  Tadias Magazine

Turning the camera back home  Africa Is a Country

Ethiopia: Film ‘Faya Dayi’ delves into the country’s khat obsession  The Africa Report

An Evening with Faya dayi Director Jessica Beshir | Current  The Criterion Collection

‘Faya Dayi’: Visions du Reel Review  Screen Daily

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How letting go of time shaped ‘Faya Dayi’ and its look at Ethiopia’s imams and farmers  Los Angeles Times

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The sacred story of Khat, Ethiopia’s natural ‘spiritual’ drug  Dazed

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