Faya Dayi with Jessica Beshir

Docs in Orbit

In this episode Aylin Gökmen, filmmaker and contributor / co-curator of Docs in Orbit invites Jessica Beshir for a conversation about her film FAYA DAYI which premiered at Sundance and will be having its international premiere at Visions du Reél this month.The film is an immersion into Harar, Beshir's hometown in Ethiopia, where many people’s lives revolve around the harvest, the trade, and the consumption of khat - a leaf that is chewed as a stimulant and also as a part of spirit...