American Factory (2019)
• August 21st, 2019 • 1h 50min
Documentary
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Big One
Released on: 1997-09-06
Documentary
The Big One is an investigative documentary from director Michael Moore who goes around the country ...
Capturing the Friedmans
Released on: 2003-05-30
Documentary, Crime
An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the fathe...
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
Released on: 1895-03-22
History, Documentary
Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on ...
Aan ons den arbeid
Released on: 2007-11-28
Documentary
Documentary that shows the changing attitude towards immigrant labor in The Netherlands. The documen...
The Gig Is Up
Released on: 2021-08-14
Documentary
A very human tech doc, uncovers the real costs of the platform economy through the lives of workers ...
Mondo Cane
Released on: 1962-03-30
Documentary
A documentary consisting of a series of travelogue vignettes providing glimpses into cultural practi...
Minerva Monster
Released on: 2015-05-16
Documentary
In August of 1978 a small town in eastern Ohio was thrust into the spotlight when a local family sig...
Midsummer Rock: The Cincinnati Pop Festival 1970
Released on: 1970-06-13
Music, Documentary
Midsummer Rock is a television program based on the Cincinnati Pop Festival. The 90-minute TV versio...
Ascension
Released on: 2021-10-08
Documentary
The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” Driven by mesmerizi...
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Released on: 2010-01-25
Documentary
A documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old.
Anton LaVey: Into the Devil's Den
Released on: 2019-12-06
Documentary
In 1989, I met Anton LaVey for the first time. At this time in his life, LaVey was seeing only a sel...
The Song of Styrene
Released on: 1957-12-01
Documentary, Animation
Le chant du Styrène is a 1958 French documentary film directed by Alain Resnais. The film was an ord...
Being and Becoming Chua Ek Kay
Released on: 2012-01-01
Documentary
The film offers exclusive and intimate insights into how and why the classically trained artist risk...
Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends
Released on: 1995-01-01
Documentary, Music
An excellent comprehensive look at all the music that came out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati "Roc...
The Half-Life of Genius Physicist Raemer Schreiber
Released on: 2018-07-17
History, Documentary
Our two-hour film highlights the life and career of Dr. Schreiber with respect and clarity. Raemer, ...
Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry
Released on: 2007-11-13
Documentary
Steeped in a rich tradition dating back to their inaugural meeting in 1897, this rivalry extends bey...
Love Meetings
Released on: 1965-07-05
Documentary
Pier Paolo Pasolini sets out to interview Italians about sex, apparently their least favorite thing ...
Take the World From Another Point of View
Released on: 1973-01-01
Documentary
In 1973 Yorkshire public television made a short film of the Nobel laureate while he was there. The ...
The Prince Story: Icon, Genius... Slave
Released on: 2017-04-16
Documentary, Music
A dramatization of the life of the acclaimed American musician, Prince, who died from an accidental ...
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
Released on: 2009-10-14
Music, Documentary
Following folk musician Joan Baez on her extensive 2008-2009 tour, this film commemorates her career...