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American Factory

Documentary and Nonfiction Film

American Factory is a 2019 American documentary directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, about the Chinese company Fuyao's reopening of a shuttered General Motors assembly plant in Moraine, Ohio, as an automotive glass factory. It had its festival premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, was distributed by Netflix, and was the first film acquired by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground Productions, with production companies Higher Ground and Participant Media behind it. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards.

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Original Language
English 1
Award
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film 2
Award
Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Documentary 2
Release Year
2019 1
Country
United States 1
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1. American Factory (Wikipedia)
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    American Factory is a 2019 American documentary film
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    American Factory is a 2019 American documentary film
  • American Factory, Description, original language
    American Factory is a 2019 American documentary directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, about the Chinese company Fuyao's reopening of a shuttered General Motors assembly plant in Moraine, Ohio, as an automotive glass factory.
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2. American Factory (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.
  • Wikidata P166: Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Documentary
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Documentary.
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