American Factory

American Factory
Traditional Chinese美國工廠
Simplified Chinese美国工厂
Hanyu PinyinMěiguó Gōngchǎng
Directed by
Produced by
  • Jeff Reichert
  • Julie Parker Benello
Cinematography
  • Steven Bognar
  • Aubrey Keith
  • Jeff Reichert
  • Julia Reichert
  • Erick Stoll
Edited byLindsay Utz
Music byChad Cannon
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25) (Sundance)
  • August 21, 2019 (2019-08-21) (United States)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Mandarin

American Factory (Chinese: 美国工厂) is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, about Chinese company Fuyao's factory in Moraine, a city near Dayton, Ohio, that occupies Moraine Assembly, a shuttered General Motors plant. The film had its festival premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. It is distributed by Netflix and is the first film acquired by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground Productions.[1][2][3] It won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[4]

  1. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 1, 2019). "Netflix Acquiring Sundance Documentary 'American Factory'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "'American Factory': When A Chinese Company Takes Over An Ohio Factory". NPR. August 21, 2019. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference CNN 2020/01/13 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ ""American Factory" wins Best Documentary Feature - Oscars on YouTube". Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.