London Film Festival 2021 Archives

★★★★, BBC iPlayer, documentary, Ethiopia, London Film Festival 2021, Reviews, Women FilmmakersOctober 18, 2021

BFI LFF 2021: Faya Dayi

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
Faya Dayi, a poetic documentary by director, producer and cinematographer Jessica Beshir, paints a tapestry of haunting recollections and stories about khat that create a vivid picture of the socio-political landscape in Ethiopia.

★★★★, Berlin Film Festival 2021, BFI Player, Canada, Female Filmmakers, London Film Festival 2021, out now, ReviewsOctober 6, 2021

BFI LFF 2021: Memory Box

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
A Memory Box triggers delayed reconciliation between past and present in Joana Hadjithomas’s deeply personal, emotional intergenerational drama.