• Xinyan Yu & Max Duncan on Directing "Made in Ethiopia"

  • Jun 11 2024
  • Length: 34 mins
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Xinyan Yu & Max Duncan on Directing "Made in Ethiopia"

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  • In this episode, I talk to filmmakers Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan about the challenges of production of their excellent new film "Made in Ethiopia", that just received its premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival. "Made in Ethiopia" examines the growing industrialization taking place in present-day Ethiopia and China’s often misunderstood, growing impact in Africa. Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, the story takes viewers to a dusty farming town in Ethiopia as a Chinese industrial park begins to take shape. The film follows three women, perhaps most affected: the Chinese factory director who must muster up strength to fulfill the promise of expansion and 30,000 jobs, a factory worker, and a local farmer, all who look to the success of the development for their future prosperity.

    "Made in Ethiopia" website: www.madeinethiopiafilm.com


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