AMERICAN FACTORY
When a giant Chinese auto glass company takes over a shuttered GM plant in Dayton, Ohio, it is greeted like a savior by locals desperate to reclaim the good jobs that have largely disappeared from America's dwindling manufacturing sector. For a time, enthusiasm runs high. But under pressure to make a profit, the honeymoon proves short-lived. Soon, workers look to unionize while management is determined to stop the movement. Tensions rise and tempers boil. Academy Award®-nominated directors Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert craft a masterpiece of documentary storytelling by focusing on the dramatic and, at times, amusing culture clash that results when Chinese notions of work and sacrifice go head-to-head against Americans' sense of fairness and pride. Winner of the Sundance U.S. Documentary Prize for Directing. (Note courtesy of AFI DOCS.) DIR/PROD Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert; PROD Julie Parker Benello, Jeff Reichert. U.S., 2019, color, 110 min. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. NOT RATED
In Memoriam: Julia Reichert (1946–1922)
AFI Member passes accepted. AFI Member discount available for union members (must present union card).
Run Time: 110 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 21, 2023
Genre: Documentary