导演：Xinyan Yu（余心妍）、Max Duncan（马昕默）
年份：2024
片长：91 分钟
类型：纪录片
语言：中文、阿姆哈拉语、英文、奥罗莫语
字幕：英文
影片梗概｜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.
Filmed over four years with singular access, Made in Ethiopia lifts the curtain on China’s historic but little-understood impact on Africa, and explores contemporary Ethiopia at a moment of profound crisis. The film throws audiences into two colliding worlds: an industrial juggernaut fueled by profit and progress, and a vanishing countryside where life is still measured by the cycle of the seasons. Its nuanced, multi-perspective approach goes beyond black-and-white narratives of victims and villains. As the three women’s stories unfold, the film challenges us to rethink the relationship between tradition and modernity, growth and welfare, and the development of a country and the well-being of its people.
在国家经济发展的巨轮前，升斗市民是得益者还是牺牲品？在埃塞俄比亚一个尘土飞扬的农业小镇，一家大型中国工厂正雄心勃勃地进行扩建，并向当地政府承诺新建成的园区将提供三万个就业机会。纪录片围绕三位女性展开：中国籍工厂厂长、埃塞俄比亚工人和农民，通过她们的视角探讨工业化和经济进步对国家繁荣及人民福祉究竟意味着什么。两位记者出身的导演历时四年拍摄，揭示中国在非洲影响力渐长的现实，让观众反思全球化与地方社区之间的关系。
导演阐述｜Director’s Statement
两位导演都曾以记者身份在中国工作十余年，长期关注社会变迁中普通人的命运轨迹。工业化如何改变数亿人的生活，既是他们镜头中的故事，也是切身感知的现实。这段经历促使他们观察中国在非洲日益增长的影响，以及相似的工业化、城市化和市场转型是否正在埃塞俄比亚重演。
影片试图呈现文化、城乡、性别和世代之间多重现实的交织。四年跟拍穿越疫情与战火，记录变化与不变，并把判断交给观众：谁是发展真正的赢家和输家？怎样的发展才是公平的？追求“进步”需要付出什么代价？
导演简介｜Biographies
Xinyan Yu（余心妍）是艾美奖获奖记者与纪录片导演，拥有近15年跨国创作经验。她曾担任 BBC 新闻制片人，现为独立导演和制片，为 PBS、BBC、亚洲新闻台和 NHK 等国际媒体制作纪录片，并曾入选 New America National Fellow、Firelight Media Doc Lab 和 Yaddo 艺术驻留计划。
Max Duncan（马昕默）是一位电影制作人、摄影师和记者，作品曾发表于 BBC、PBS、《卫报》、《纽约时报》和半岛电视台等平台。他曾在中国工作十年，并在亚洲、非洲、欧洲和拉丁美洲进行报道，获得过 World Press Photo Award 等认可。《埃塞俄比亚制造》是他的长篇纪录片处女作。
获奖情况｜Awards
- Planet in Focus International Film Festival (2024) — Best International Feature
- Tribeca Film Festival (2024) — Special Jury Mention
- Warsaw International Film Festival (2024) — Special Jury Mention
- Austin Asian American Film Festival (2025) — Documentary Jury Award & Audience Award