Faya Dayi (2021)
D’après la tradition soufie, si l’on mâche le khat, une feuille verte aux vertus stimulantes, on trouve le chemin vers l’éternité. Ce premier film de Jessica Beshir est un voyage dans les montagnes d’Éthiopie où le khat est devenu une culture répandue et lucrative. Entre légende et réalité, Faya Dayi raconte l’histoire d’un peuple qui vit de cette feuille minuscule mais puissante.
Directeur: Jessica Beshir
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Mohammed Arif as Self |
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Hashim Abdi as Self |
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Biniam Yonas as Self |
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Urji Abrahim Mumade as Self |
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Destu Ibrahim Mumade as Self |
| Editing | Max Allman | Consulting Editor |
| Production | Mimi Pham | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kathryn Everett | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bryn Mooser | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tony Hsieh | Executive Producer |
| Production | Roberto Grande | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Jessica Beshir | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Jessica Beshir | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Tom Efinger | Sound Designer |
| Production | Jessica Beshir | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jessica Beshir | Producer |
| Editing | Jasmine Cannon | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Matthew Petock | Executive Producer |
| Sound | William Basinski | Music |
| Sound | Abigail Savage | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Mohammed Arif | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Beth Earl | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Efrem Degu | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Natnael Yared | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Dimitris Athos | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Editing | Sariel Friedman | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Noa Osheroff | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Biniam Yonas | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Alan Louis Gordon | Colorist |
| Sound | Adrian Aniol | Music |
| Production | Rhianon Jones | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Kaethe Hostetter | Music |
| Editing | Ben Federman | Colorist |
| Sound | Mubarik Beshir | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Mehandis Geleto | Songs |
| Sound | Tom Efinger | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Daniel Patrick Carbone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Efrem Degu | Production Assistant |
| Production | Mohammed Arif | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Natnael Yared | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Tom Efinger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Zachary Shedd | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Jessica Beshir | Director |
| Writing | Jessica Beshir | Writer |
| Editing | Jeanne Applegate | Editor |
| Editing | Dustin Waldman | Editor |