American Factory
“Cultures collide. Hope survives.”
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.
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11 people
Steven Bognar Director · Julia Reichert Director Chad Cannon Composer
United States release August 21, 2019 · Produced in United States · Languages Chinese, English
Production
Higher Ground
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Netflix
Studio
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English
Release dates
United States · January 25, 2019
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · August 21, 2019
Limited theatrical
United States · August 21, 2019
Digital · Netflix
United States
March 1, 2019 · Premiere · True/False Film Festival
March 30, 2019 · Premiere · Cleveland International Film Festival
April 4, 2019 · Premiere · Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
April 5, 2019 · Premiere · Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival
April 11, 2019 · Premiere · Sarasota Film Festival
April 12, 2019 · Premiere · RiverRun International Film Festival
April 13, 2019 · Premiere · Ashland Independent Film Festival
April 14, 2019 · Premiere · Kansas City FilmFest / San Francisco International Film Festival
April 26, 2019 · Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
May 9, 2019 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival
May 10, 2019 · Premiere · Maryland Film Festival
May 20, 2019 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
June 2, 2019 · Premiere · Berkshire International Film Festival
June 9, 2019 · Premiere · Lighthouse International Film Festival
June 19, 2019 · Premiere · AFI Docs Festival / Nantucket Film Festival
July 15, 2019 · Premiere · Maine International Film Festival
July 31, 2019 · Premiere · Traverse City Film Festival
November 16, 2019 · Premiere · AFI Fest
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