埃塞俄比亚制造 Made in Ethiopia

导演：晋江

首映：2023年10月8日

片长：106 分鐘

类型：纪录片

对白语言：中文、英文

字幕语言：英文

拍摄格式：4K｜彩色｜立体声

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 misunderstood 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 nuance,

complexity and multi-perspective approach go beyond black-and-white narratives of

victims and villains. As the three women’s stories unfold, Made in Ethiopia

challenges us to rethink the relationship between tradition and modernity, growth and

welfare, the development of a country and the well being of its people.

埃塞俄比亚制造 Made in Ethiopia

在国家经济发展的巨轮前，升斗市民是得益者抑或牺牲品？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“入主非洲大计”，其中包括高风险的厂房扩建，并向当地政府承诺新建成的园区将提供三万个就

业机会。纪录片围绕三位当地女性展开：中国籍工厂厂长、非籍工人和农民，

透过她们的视角，探讨工业化进程和经济进步，对国家繁荣及其人民福祉，究

竟有何意义？经济发展对个体来说，背后需付出何种不为人知的代价？纪录片

由两位记者出身的导演历时四年拍摄而成，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

We worked as journalists in China for more than a decade each, immersed in the

myriad stories of people navigating a rapidly changing society. Having witnessed how

industrialization profoundly impacted the lives of hundreds of millions of people, we

wanted to explore how China’s growing presence in Africa was contributing to a

similar transformation at a pivotal moment in the continent’s history. When we started

the project in 2019, Ethiopia – a vibrant, ancient culture with millions still in grinding

poverty – had adopted a developmental model strikingly similar to China’s and was

brimming with eye popping expressions of this fateful new partnership. The Eastern

Industry Park, and the extraordinary women we met there, offered a perfect

microcosm to see how it all played out.

Growing up in Wuhan, a big industrial Chinese city, Xinyan experienced China’s

upheaval first hand: much of her hometown, a state-owned steel factory community,

was uprooted to make way for massive real estate projects. A lot of what China went

through in the ‘80s and ‘90s industrialization, urbanization and privatization of the

economy - is now taking place in Ethiopia. These shared experiences help her

understand the perspectives of both Chinese and Ethiopian characters.Max, also the film’s director of photography, has focused on the promise and pain of

development in his earlier short films. A fluent Mandarin speaker, he is driven by a

belief in the power of human centered storytelling to unlock subjects that may at first

feel “remote' to some audiences.

We set out to make a film that explored the layered tensions not just between Chinese

and Ethiopians, but between rural and urban communities, men and women, and

different generations with competing values and aspirations. We took a longitudinal

approach - following our characters over four years through a global pandemic and a

civil war - to see what changed, and what didn’t, for them and for Ethiopia. Above all,

we wanted to show all the shades of gray, allowing audiences to make their own

judgments: who are the real winners and losers; what is a fair approach to

development in the 21st century; and ultimately, what should we be prepared to give

up in the pursuit of “progress”?

我们两人都曾以记者身份在中国工作十余年，始终关注社会变迁中普通人的命

运轨迹。工业化如何深刻改变了数亿中国人的生活，既是我们镜头中的故事，

也是我们切身感知的现实。正是这段经历，促使我们望向更远处：当中国的足

迹日益深入非洲，相似的变革是否正在这片大陆重演？2019 年，我们决定启程

寻找答案。

心妍在工业城市武汉长大，中国转型的阵痛是她成长记忆的一部分。她曾经生

活的国有钢厂社区，整片钢厂生活区为商业地产腾挪而消失，如同一个时代的

退场。如今，她在中国八九十年代亲历的工业化、城市化与市场转型，正在埃

塞俄比亚的土地上重现。这种命运的共鸣，让她更能读懂两地普通人眼中的期

盼与失。Max 同时担任本片的摄影指导，此前的作品一直关注发展带来的机遇

与代价。他能说流利的中文，也始终相信：人的故事，是让遥远议题变得可感

的最佳媒介。

这不仅仅是一部关于中埃合作的影片。我们试图呈现多重现实的交织：文化之

间、城乡之间、性别之间，以及不同世代在渴望与价值观上的拉扯。四年跟拍，

穿越疫情与战火，我们记录变与不变，更想留住历史褶皱中那些具体的人。最

重要的是，我们想呈现现实的复杂底色，把判断的权利交给观众：究竟谁赢、

谁输？什么样的发展才称得上公平？追求“进步”的路上，我们是否真正明白自

己为之付出的代价？

导演简历 Biography

Max Duncan - Co-Director/Co-Producer/Director of Photography

Max Duncan is an award-winning filmmaker, cinematographer and journalist whose

work has appeared on platforms including the BBC, PBS, The Guardian, The New

York Times and Al Jazeera. He worked for a decade in China, first as a video

journalist for Reuters news agency in Beijing and then independently, exploring the

country’s meteoric rise from many angles. He has since reported widely across Asia,

Africa, Europe and Latin America. Max has won a World Press Photo Award, beensupported by organizations including Pulitzer, and is an alumnus of Yaddo and Logan

Nonfiction programs. Made in Ethiopia is his feature documentary debut.

马昕默是一位屡获殊荣的电影制作人、摄影师和记者，其作品曾发表于 BBC、

PBS、《卫报》、《纽约时报》和半岛电视台等平台。他曾在华工作十年，最

初担任路透社北京分社的视频记者，后以独立身份多角度记录中国的发展。他

的报道范围遍及亚洲、非洲、欧洲和拉丁美洲。马昕默曾获得世界新闻摄影奖，

并获得普利策等机构的支持，他也曾参与 Yaddo 和 Logan Nonfiction 等项目。

《埃塞制造》是他的长篇纪录片处女作。

Xinyan Yu

Xinyan Yu is an Emmy-winning journalist and filmmaker with nearly 15 years of

experience crafting intimate, character-driven films across continents. From factory

floors in rural Ethiopia to wildfire zones in Hawaii, she specializes in vérité and

investigative storytelling that blends cinematic intimacy with journalistic rigor

through a deeply human lens. A former BBC producer and now an independent

filmmaker, Xinyan has directed and produced work for major broadcasters including

PBS, BBC, Channel News Asia and NHK. She‘s a New America National Fellow, a

Firelight Media Doc Lab fellow, a Brown Girls Doc Mafia Sustainable Artist fellow

and a Yaddo Residency alum.

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。从埃塞

俄比亚的乡村工厂到夏威夷的山火灾区，她的作品始终以电影化的纪实语言，

传递兼具人文温度与新闻深度的思考。心妍曾担任 BBC 新闻制片人近十年，

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。她屡获包括 Scripps Howard 视频报道奖等殊荣，也曾入选 New America

National Fellow、Firelight Media 纪录片实验室、Yaddo 艺术驻留计划。

影片获奖及参展情况 Film festivals and Awards

获奖情况 / Awards

1. Planet in Focus International Film Festival (2024)

最佳国际长片奖 Best International Feature

2. Tribeca Film Festival (2024)

特别评审团提及 Special Jury Mention

3. Warsaw International Film Festival (2024)

特别评审团提及 Special Jury Mention

4. Austin Asian American Film Festival (2025)

评审团纪录片奖 & 观众选择奖 Documentary Jury Award & Audience Award