Jessica Beshir Movies

  • 2021
    Faya Dayi

    Faya Dayi

    Faya Dayi

    7.82021HD

    A spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar, immersed in the rituals of khat, a leaf Sufi Muslims chewed for centuries for religious meditations...

    Faya Dayi
  • 2004
    Until the Night

    Until the Night

    Until the Night

    5.32004HD

    Robert is a writer who hasn't done much writing lately; instead, he's busy pushing the envelope with his toxic mix of boredom, drugs and a dalliance...

    Until the Night
  • 2003
    200 American

    200 American

    200 American

    4.82003HD

    Conrad is a gay man living in NYC. He's also CEO of an ad agency and by nature a control freak. Although Conrad is still in love with Martin (his...

    200 American
  • 2017
    Hairat

    Hairat

    Hairat

    72017HD

    For over 35 years Yussuf Mume Saleh journeys at night to the outskirts of the walled city of Harar to bond with his beloved hyenas.

    Hairat
  • 2006
    Distortion

    Distortion

    Distortion

    12006HD

    When his girlfriend is kidnapped, a drug-addicted ex-cop must overcome his demons and face the sobering task of tracking her down before it's too...

    Distortion
  • 2004
    107 Street

    107 Street

    107 Street

    02004HD

    Three vignettes, "The Domino Players", "The Secret Miracle" and "point of View," are linked by telephone conversations being surreptitiously listened...

    107 Street
  • 2004
    Journey to Lasta

    Journey to Lasta

    Journey to Lasta

    02004HD

    A hip urban reggae film about music, passion, love and devotion! Tsegaye is a driven mucician who leaves his wife and children in California, to...

    Journey to Lasta
  • 2017
    Heroin

    Heroin

    Heroin

    62017HD

    A film about the work of painter Victor Rodriguez, whose sole subject is his ex-wife.

    Heroin
  • 2016
    He Who Dances on Wood

    He Who Dances on Wood

    He Who Dances on Wood

    6.32016HD

    One man's search for joy has culminated in a constant experience of rhythm in the world around him.

    He Who Dances on Wood
  • 2021
    IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia

    IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia

    IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia

    02021HD

    A short film documenting Ethiopian musician Hailu Mergia's life as the leader of the Walias Band in the 1970, his immigration to the United States...

    IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia
  • 2014
    Zemene

    Zemene

    Zemene

    02014HD

    Zemene is a shy 10-year-old living in rural Ethiopia with a rare, life-threatening, curvature of the spine that limits her world, when a chance...

    Zemene
  • 2015
    Memory of a Time Twice Lived

    Memory of a Time Twice Lived

    Memory of a Time Twice Lived

    02015HD

    Memory of a Time Twice Lived
  • 2018
    Kings

    Kings

    Kings

    62018HD

    A man who grew up without a father finds fulfillment in mentoring another.

    Kings
  • 2023
    Ladan

    Ladan

    Ladan

    12023HD

    25 composers, 25 filmmakers, 25 ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography that fit completely within the DNA of Film Fest Gent and the World...

    Ladan
  • 1999
    Man Woman Film

    Man Woman Film

    Man Woman Film

    01999HD

    Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy loses mind.

    Man Woman Film