Inspired by this myth, Jessica Beshir’s “Faya Dayi” is a spiritual journey into the highlands of the walled city of Harar, a place immersed in the rituals surrounding this plant, Ethiopia ...

Faya Dayi is the mesmerizing result, a nonfiction work of sensory immersion that’s part anthropology, part poetry. Screening in New York in the New Directors/New Films lineup, Beshir’s first ...

Mexican-Ethopian docmaker Jessica Beshir presents a country caught in a khat haze in her debut feature “Faya Dayi,” constructing a loose intergenerational narrative around the elder harvesters ...

Jessica Beshir’s debut feature settles into a trance-like flow. By Nicolas Rapold When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.