AMERICAN FACTORY
Steven Bognar | Julia Reichert | Jeff Reichert
In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned GM plant and hires 2,000 blue-collar Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
FRONT-RUNNER
Currently, the Oscar experts have “American Factory” winning in a landslide. In my personal opinion, I don’t think it has enough heart to bring in the voters, something “Honeyland” and “For Sama” both have. I could see this one going in a different direction than the pundits are predicting.
Steven Bognar
| 2009 (82nd) | Best Documentary (Short Subject) | “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” | NOMINEE |
Julia Reichert
| 1977 (50th) | Best Documentary (Feature) | “Union Maids” | NOMINEE |
| 1983 (56th) | Best Documentary (Feature) | “Seeing Red” | NOMINEE |
| 2009 (82nd) | Best Documentary (Short Subject) | “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” | NOMINEE |
Jeff Reichert
| NONE |
RELEASE DATE
January 25, 2019
DIRECTORS
Steven Bognar
Julia Reichert
STUDIO
Netflix
TV-14
DOCUMENTARY
110 minutes
OSCARS CHALLENGE
Viewed on January 16, 2020
Streamed from Netflix on MacBook Pro
FILMS LEFT
34
DAYS LEFT
25
