Faya Dayi [Blu-ray] [Criterion Collection]

Jessica Beshir

Overview

Investigative filmmaker Jessica Beshir plunges deep into Harar, a secluded, walled community in Ethiopia's subtropical highlands, seeking traditional practitioners of the khat ritual. Raw footage unveils the significance of the khat leaf to generations of Sufi Muslims, as chewing the leaf enhances spiritual connectivity during religious meditation. Yet as the surrounding world transitions to a more globalized economy, khat plays a critical role in Ethiopia's cash crop industry, irrevocably altering the nation's relationship to khat.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/30/2022
UPC:	0715515275514
Original Release:	2021
Source:	Criterion Collection
Language:	English
Time:	1:58:00
Sales rank:	40,544

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Technical Credits

Jessica Beshir

Daniel Patrick Carbone	Executive Producer
Kathryn Everett	Executive Producer
Roberto Grande	Executive Producer
Tony Hsieh	Executive Producer
Rhianon Jones	Executive Producer
Bryn Mooser	Executive Producer
Matthew Petock	Executive Producer
Mimi Pham	Executive Producer
Zachary Shedd	Executive Producer
Noa Osheroff	Executive Producer
Jessica Beshir	Producer,Screenwriter,Director,Executive Producer
Beth Earl	Executive Producer
Abigail Savage	Sound/Sound Designer