FAYA DAYI (2021) Region A Criterion Blu-ray & Booklet

Description: Faya dayi(2021) Region A Criterion Blu-ray + Booklet 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, Faya dayi 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. DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES High-definition digital master, approved by director Jessica Beshir, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrackNew selected-scene commentary featuring Beshir and poet Ladan OsmanThree short films by Beshir: He Who Dances on Wood(2016); Heroin (2017); and Hairat (2017), featuring an introduction by BeshirTrailerPLUS: An essay by film scholar Yasmina Price New design by Nessim Higson **PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE DISCOUNTED CRITERION COLLECTION / JANUS CONTEMPORARIES BLU-RAYS & 4K UHD DISCS** * 5% discount for orders of 2+ Blu-rays* 10% discount for orders of 5+ Blu-rays* 15% discount for orders of 10+ Blu-rays* 20% DISCOUNT FOR ORDERS OF 20+ BLU-RAYS!! ALL PURCHASES ARE GUARANTEED AS DESCRIBED, OR YOUR MONEY BACK! PLEASE CHECK FEEDBACK FOR PEACE OF MIND ; )

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