FAYA DAYI: Ethiopian Arthouse Cinema
Fri, Mar 22
|Epsilon Spires
Enter a hypnotic spiritual immersion in Harar, Ethiopia, where khat, a euphoria-inducing plant holds sway over the rituals and rhythms of everyday life. The film experience will be followed by a Q&A with director Jessica Beshir and a feast of Ethiopian & Eritrean cuisine by A Taste Of Abyssinia!
Time & Location
Mar 22, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
A sublime work of personal vision, the debut feature by the Mexican Ethiopian filmmaker Jessica Beshir is a hypnotic documentary immersion in the world of Ethiopia’s Oromo and Harari communities, places where one commodity—khat, a euphoria-inducing plant once prized for its supposedly mystical properties—holds sway over the rituals and rhythms of everyday life. As if under the influence of the drug itself, unfurls as intoxicating, trance-state cinema, capturing intimate moments in the existence 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 the region’s political strife. The director’s exquisite monochrome cinematography—each frame a masterpiece sculpted from light and shadow—and the film’s time-bending, elliptical editing create a ravishing sensory experience that hovers between consciousness and dreaming.FAYI DAYI (2021, 120 mins). Faya dayi
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FAYA DAYI (Film)
Admission for one to FAYA DAYI (Film Ony). The film experience is included with your tickets to the Dinner. Doors for the screening open at 5pm, Director's Introduction and Film begin at 5:15pm, The Networking Dinner Party will be held after the film at 7:30pm. Popcorn & Refreshments will be provided! Bring cash for the bar. Please choose your seating with respect for others and let us know if you require special arrangements. Thank you for your support! Enjoy the program!
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Ticket for one to FAYA DAYI (Film only) General admission is $15. Thanks to a generous grant from the Ben and Jerry’s Foundation, subsidized sliding-scale tickets are available for those who self-identify as experiencing financial hardship. In order to make this program accessible for all, we are offering tickets by sliding scale. Taking equity and inclusion into account, please pay what you can to help support the venue.
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