American Factory

Updated: 18 Jul 2022

Directors:

Jeff Skoll Steven Bognar Julia Reichert Diane Weyermann Jeff Reichert Lindsay Utz Chad Cannon

Actors:

Junming 'Jimmy' Wang Sherrod Brown Dave Burrows John Gauthier Rob Haerr Cynthia Harper Wong He Jill Lamantia Jeff Daochuan Liu Shawnea Rosser Rebecca Ruan-O'Shaughnessy

Genre:

Documentary

Country: no data

Year: 2019

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In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand blue-collar Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.

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Andrew Yang

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over 4 years ago

The last few minutes in particular really hammer the message home. We need to evolve.

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Michelle Obama

Politician, Writer

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almost 5 years ago

Congrats to Julia, Steven, and the whole crew on winning Best Documentary for #AmericanFactory, Higher Ground's first release! So glad to see their heart and honesty recognized—because the best stories are rarely tidy or perfect. But that’s where the truth so often lies.

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Barack Obama

Politician

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almost 5 years ago

Congrats to Julia and Steven, the filmmakers behind American Factory, for telling such a complex, moving story about the very human consequences of wrenching economic change. Glad to see two talented and downright good people take home the Oscar for Higher Ground’s first release.

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