Buddha in Africa

Not to be confused with Buddhism in Africa.

Buddha in Africa
Directed byNicole Schafer
Screenplay byNicole Schafer
Based onBuddhism in Africa
Produced byNicole Schafer
StarringEnock Alu
CinematographyNicole Schafer
Edited byNicole Schafer
Release date
  • 27 April 2019 (2019-04-27)
Running time
110 minutes
CountriesSouth Africa
Sweden
LanguagesEnglish
Chinese Mandarin

Buddha in Africa is a 2019 South African Swedish documentary film produced, written and directed by Nicole Schafer.[1][2] The film follows the story of Enock Alu, a Malawian orphan from a rural village growing up between the contrasting African culture and the strict discipline of the Confucian, Buddhist value of system of the Chinese.[3][4] It explores the impact of the growing influence of Chinese culture in Malawi following increasing trade relations between China and Africa in the past decade.[5]

The principal photography of the film commenced in 2012 and had a delayed release in 2019. The film had its world premiere at Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival in April 2019.[6] It has since screened and won awards at numerous festivals around the world.[7]

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  2. ^ "Buddha in Africa – Momentofilm". 22 May 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Buddha in Africa". Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Buddha in Africa | Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival". www.encounters.co.za. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ^ Vourlias, Christopher (28 April 2019). "'Buddha in Africa' Director Nicole Schafer on China's Soft Power Play". Variety. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Buddha in Africa to Premiere at 2019 Hot Docs International Festival". 29 March 2019.
  7. ^ "BUDDHA IN AFRICA - catndocs.com". www.catndocs.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.