This event is in the past.It took place on April 8, 2026 at 2155 Center St.
DocumentaryDocumentaryFilm Screening – Faya dayi
At 2155 Center St
Downtown Berkeley
Step into a trance-like dreamscape where black-and-white cinematography meets the khat trade of rural Ethiopia. Director Jessica Beshir joins for a post-screening conversation that unpacks this mesmerizing nonfiction tone poem.
black-and-white cinematography
director Q&A
sensory immersion
Ethiopian culture
Tips
🎬"A nonfiction work of sensory immersion that's part anthropology, part poetry" (Hollywood Reporter)
📰"Mesmerizing 'tone poem' that 'settles into a trance-like flow'" (New York Times)
Film Screening – Faya dayi
At 2155 Center St
Downtown Berkeley
DocumentaryDocumentaryStep into a trance-like dreamscape where black-and-white cinematography meets the khat trade of rural Ethiopia. Director Jessica Beshir joins for a post-screening conversation that unpacks this mesmerizing nonfiction tone poem.
black-and-white cinematography
director Q&A
sensory immersion
Ethiopian culture
Tips
🎬"A nonfiction work of sensory immersion that's part anthropology, part poetry" (Hollywood Reporter)
📰"Mesmerizing 'tone poem' that 'settles into a trance-like flow'" (New York Times)
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