American Factory
A snapshot of the struggle between labor and management that is both timeless and distinctly of its time.
American Factory
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.
Genre
Documentary,
Politics & World Affairs
Runtime
115
Language
English,
Mandarin
Director
Steven Bognar,
Julia Reichert
Awards:
Nominee, Best Documentary, Spirit Awards
Winner, Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film, Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Winner, Directing Award ~ Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
Nominee, Grand Jury Prize ~ Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
Nominee, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary, Directors Guild of America
Nominee, Best Documentary Feature, Academy Awards
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Phrases like “globalization,” “postindustrial capitalism” and “cultural dislocation” have a way of making the eyes glaze over. But at their most arcane, those ideas share a common heart: working people whose lives and livings are on the line. “American Factory,” an exquisite documentary set at the ...
Played at
Glendale 1.03.20 - 1.09.20
Playhouse 7 1.11.20 - 1.12.20
Monica Film Center 1.11.20 - 1.12.20
Royal 1.17.20 - 2.06.20
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