Premieres Monday, Aug. 29, 2022 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand with PBS Video App
A hypnotic immersion in the world of Harar, Ethiopia, a place where one commodity – khat, a euphoria-inducing plant – holds sway over the rituals and rhythms of everyday life, “Faya Dayi” captures intimate moments in the lives of everyone from the harvesters of the crop to people lost in its narcotic haze to a desperate but determined younger generation searching for an escape from political strife.
Official selection 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Shortlisted, 94th Academy Awards®. For more information, visit the official film website, "Faya Dayi" is on Instagram + @FayaDayi on Twitter
Watch On Your Schedule:
The film will be available for streaming concurrent with broadcast on all station-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and the PBS Video app, available on iOS, Android, Roku streaming devices, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV, Chromecast and VIZIO.
Credits:
A co-presentation with Black Public Media. Director/Producer/Cinematographer: Jessica Beshir. Editors: Jeanne Applegate, Dustin Waldman. Sound Designer: Tom Efinger. Executive Producers: Tony Hsieh, Roberto Grande, Mimi Pham, Bryn Mooser, and Kathryn Everett for XTR; Rhianon Jones for Neon Heart Productions; Matthew Petock, Daniel Patrick Carbone, and Zachary Shedd for Flies Collective; Erika Dilday and Chris White for American Documentary | POV.
