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Faya Dayi
Synopsis
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.
Full Credits
  • Director:
    Jessica Beshir,
  • Writer:
    Jessica Beshir,
  • Producer:
    Jessica Beshir,
  • Cinematographer:
    Jessica Beshir,
  • Editor:
    Dustin Waldman, Jeanne Applegate,
  • Executive Producer:
    Bryn Mooser, Kathryn Everett, Daniel Patrick Carbone, Zachary Shedd, Jessica Beshir, Mimi Pham, Roberto Grande, Tony Hsieh, Rhianon Jones, Matthew Petock,
  • Cast:
    Mohammed Arif, Hashim Abdi, Biniam Yonas, Urji Abrahim Mumade, Destu Ibrahim Mumade,
  • Associate Producer:
    Natnael Yared, Noa Osheroff, Beth Earl,
  • Assistant Editor:
    Sariel Friedman, Jasmine Cannon,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Tom Efinger,
  • Colorist:
    Ben Federman, Alan Louis Gordon,
  • Consulting Editor:
    Max Allman,
  • Sound Designer:
    Abigail Savage, Tom Efinger,
  • Sound Mixer:
    Tom Efinger,
  • Music:
    Adrian Aniol, Kaethe Hostetter, William Basinski,
  • Digital Intermediate Producer:
    Dimitris Athos,
  • Production Assistant:
    Efrem Degu, Mohammed Arif,
  • Sound Recordist:
    Jessica Beshir, Mubarik Beshir, Efrem Degu, Natnael Yared, Biniam Yonas, Mohammed Arif,
  • Songs:
    Mehandis Geleto,

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