Faya Dayi

7.8
  • 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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REVIEW: ‘Faya Dayi’ is a hypnotic but emotionally impenetrable experience  Daily Nebraskan

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

Faya dayi: Escape and Return  The Criterion Collection

Faya Dayi movie review & film summary (2021)  Roger Ebert

Faya Dayi Forgoes Most Context To Forage for Something Deeper  Paste Magazine

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

Gotham Nominees: "Faya Dayi"  The Film Experience

Faya Dayi review – the ups and downs of khat’s zonked-out bliss  The Guardian

‘Faya Dayi’: Film Review  Hollywood Reporter

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

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

In conversation: ‘Faya Dayi’, ‘Ascension’, ‘President’ directors talk funding, festivals and awards recognition  Screen International

Faya Dayi Directed by Jessica Beshir  MoMA

Jessica Beshir’s Faya dayi  The Criterion Collection

'Faya Dayi' review: Rural Ethiopia and the power of khat  Los Angeles Times

‘Faya Dayi’ Director Jessica Beshir on Making Her Immersive Documentary About Ethiopia and Its People  Hollywood Reporter

“Film as a Prayer”: Editors Jeanne Applegate and Dustin Waldman on Faya Dayi  Filmmaker Magazine

'Faya Dayi' Documentary Poetically Observe the Use of Khat in Ethiopia  IndieWire

New trailer and poster for Jessica Beshir’s applauded new film ‘Faya Dayi’  The Hollywood News

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

Faya Dayi  Eye For Film

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

Economist Review: Jessica Beshir’s Mesmerising Ethiopia Film “Faya Dayi”  Tadias Magazine

Spotlight: Jessica Beshir’s ‘Faya Dayi’ Wins Top Prize at Swiss Film Festival  Tadias Magazine

IDA Documentary Awards Nominations: “Faya Dayi,” “Jacinta,” and More  Women and Hollywood

Are Black and White Movies Making a Comeback?  No Film School

DFI-supported films making waves at Oscars  The Peninsula

30 great films playing at BFI London Film Festival 2021  British Film Institute

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