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2019

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.

Credits

Directors

Steven Bognar , Julia Reichert

Producers

Julie Parker Benello , Steven Bognar , Julia Reichert

Cinematographers

Steven Bognar , Aubrey Keith , Jeff Reichert , Julia Reichert , Erick Stoll

Editor

Lindsay Utz

Composer

Chad Cannon

Cast

Junming 'Jimmy' Wang , Sherrod Brown , Dave Burrows , John Gauthier , Rob Haerr , Cynthia Harper , Wong He , Jill Lamantia , Jeff Daochuan Liu , Shawnea Rosser

Studios

Participant , Higher Ground , Field of Vision

Genre

Documentary

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

5
American Factory (2019) movie poster
American Factory (2019) movie poster
American Factory (2019) movie poster
American Factory (2019) movie poster
American Factory (2019) movie poster

Awards

1 win, 2 nominations
Won Best Documentary Feature American Factory 2020
Nom Best Documentary American Factory 2020

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