SCHOOL SCREENING

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.

The film was shot over a period of four years. It lifts the curtain on China’s historical influence on Africa and war-torn Ethiopia – a clash of two worlds: promised industrial progress and a vanishing landscape where life is still determined by the cycle of the seasons.

This film screening is exclusively for school classes – if you are interested in tickets for a school class, please send a short message by e-mail to: mail@greenvisions-potsdam.de