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.
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| Directing | Jessica Beshir | Director |
| Writing | Jessica Beshir | Writer |
| Editing | Jeanne Applegate | Editor |
| Editing | Dustin Waldman | Editor |
| Production | Bryn Mooser | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kathryn Everett | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mimi Pham | Executive Producer |
| Production | Roberto Grande | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tony Hsieh | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Jessica Beshir | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jessica Beshir | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Max Allman | Consulting Editor |
| Sound | Mehandis Geleto | Songs |
| Sound | William Basinski | Music |
| Sound | Adrian Aniol | Music |
| Sound | Kaethe Hostetter | Music |
| Sound | Tom Efinger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tom Efinger | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Abigail Savage | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Tom Efinger | Sound Designer |
| Production | Jessica Beshir | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rhianon Jones | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jessica Beshir | Producer |
| Production | Matthew Petock | Executive Producer |
| Production | Daniel Patrick Carbone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Zachary Shedd | Executive Producer |
| Production | Natnael Yared | Associate Producer |
| Production | Beth Earl | Associate Producer |
| Production | Noa Osheroff | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Natnael Yared | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Efrem Degu | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Biniam Yonas | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Mohammed Arif | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Mubarik Beshir | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Efrem Degu | Production Assistant |
| Production | Mohammed Arif | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Alan Louis Gordon | Colorist |
| Editing | Dimitris Athos | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Editing | Ben Federman | Colorist |
| Editing | Sariel Friedman | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Jasmine Cannon | Assistant Editor |
