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A spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar, immersed in the rituals of khat, a leaf Sufi Muslims chewed for centuries for religious meditations – and Ethiopia’s most lucrative cash crop today. A tapestry of intimate stories offers a window into the dreams of youth under a repressive regime.
The nightly ritual between hyenas and the farmer who feeds them.
'We became like soul sisters' Natalie Halla on capturing the life of Manizha Bahktari in The Last Ambassador
The man who picked up a penguin Peter Catteneo on adapting a true story in The Penguin Lessons
The film that went too far Francisco Martins and Julia Duarte on the 32 year journey of Onda Nova
Finding his voice J Stevens and Breton Lalama on singing, changing voices and Really Happy Someday
Bingo David Siegel and Scott McGehee on Naomi Watts, Bing, Sigrid Nunez and The Friend
Sundance moving to Boulder Festival to leave Utah for Colorado in 2027
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