Host: Dr. Qiuyang Chen (Department of History)
Panellists: Dr. Eyob Blacha Gebremariam (School of Policy Studies), Dr. Sarah Howard (Welfare, Citizenship, and Intersectional Feminism), Dr. Glen Ncube (Department of History)

This free screening will be followed by a Q&A with Max Duncan (filmmaker) and an expert panel discussion exploring the issues and implications raised by the film. You can find more details and the registration form via this link: Sign-up Form.

Synopsis:
When a massive Chinese industrial park lands in rural Ethiopia, a dusty farming town finds itself at the new frontier of globalization. The sprawling factory complex’s formidable Chinese director Motto now needs every bit of mettle and charm she can muster to push through a high-stakes expansion that promises 30,000 new jobs. Ethiopian farmer Workinesh and factory worker Beti have staked their futures on the prosperity the park promises. But as initial hope meets painful realities, they find themselves, like their country, at a pivotal crossroads.

Made in Ethiopia (91 mins, 2024) was written and directed by Max Duncan and Xinyan Yu. Professor Christopher Cramer described the film, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival 2024 (where it won the Jury Special Mention), as 'astonishingly sensitive to different perspectives and experiences, very well filmed, and gives sharp insights into what is involved in the fraught process of industrialisation.'