Buddha in Africa
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Schafer, Nicole, director
- Language
- Chinese.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- South Africa ; Sweden : CAT&Docs, 2019.
- Physical Description
- Digital film (90 mins.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_10000719
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- Enock Alu is a teenager growing up in a Chinese Buddhist orphanage in Malawi who feels torn between his African roots and Chinese upbringing. With dreams of becoming a martial arts hero like Jet Li, Enock, in his final year of school, has to make some tough decisions about his future: Will he return to his relatives in his home village or study abroad in Taiwan? Set against China’s expanding influence on the continent, Buddha in Africa provides a unique insight into the forces of cultural soft power on the identity and imagination of children growing up between two cultures.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Note
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type |
Current Location |
Call Number |
Status |
Shelving Location |
Public Note |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | HU_OSA_10000719.mp4 | Available | | Access Copy, MP4 format |