West Newton Cinema: “Made in Ethiopia” film and panel discussion, Apr. 3

West Newton Cinema will show a film — Made in Ethiopia — followed by a panel discussion on April 3, 6:30PM-9PM at the Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). Tickets are $20 for the film plus panel discussion.

A documentary about the Chinese industrialization of a small farming village in Ethiopia, the film profiles three women at the heart of the story — the factory complex’s formidable Chinese director, an Ethiopian farmer, and a factory worker — who stake their futures on the prosperity the park promises but find themselves, like their country, at a pivotal crossroads. See trailer.

After the showing of the film, the Cinema will host a panel discussion with the following:

• Moderator: Paul Solman, Business & Economics Correspondent, PBS News Hour
• Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
• Mesay Melese Gebresilasse, Assistant Professor of Economics, Amherst College
• Margaret McMillan, Neary Family Professorship of International Relations, Economics, Tufts University
• Tsegay Tekleselassie, Visiting Lecturer in Economics, Wellesley College