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The film climaxes in the United Auto Workers’ failed election to form a bargaining unit at the plant in November 2017.
The work recently won best documentary feature at the Sarasota Film Festival, the Ashland Independent Film Festival and the RiverRun Film Festival.
“American Factory” was directed by Yellow Springs-based independent filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert.
In an email, Bognar said negotiations with Netflix continue. “So we continue to be patient.”
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The work debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in November to wide acclaim.
The Detroit Free Press recently reviewed the documentary, declaring it timely.
#Sundance films are starting to get picked up: We'll see what happens with "American Factory," made here in Moraine. https://t.co/YsMURn1KYh https://t.co/xJbBku8lNj
— Thomas Gnau (@ThomasGnau) January 28, 2019
“The narrative is suddenly timely again as GM prepares to indefinitely idle five plants in North America this year or early next year, putting thousands out of work,” the Free Press said.
“When Fuyao Glass took over the old GM plant near Dayton in 2014, it was a promise of a fresh start,” the review said. “But that would soon unravel in a cultural collision between the Americans and the Chinese.”
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