Obama鈥檚 production house wins Oscar
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鈥淎merican Factory,鈥 the first documentary released by Barack and Michelle Obama鈥檚 production company, Higher Groud, won the Oscar for Best Full-Length Documentary. The film was nominated along with 鈥淗oneyland,鈥 鈥淭he Cave,鈥 鈥淭he Edge of Democracy鈥 and 鈥淔or Sama.鈥
Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, 鈥淎merican Factory鈥檚鈥 directors, acknowledged the work of their fellow nominees on Sunday.
鈥淲e are inspired by you guys,鈥 said Reichert.
The Netflix film chronicles an Ohio auto-glass factory run by a Chinese billionaire and explores several timely issues, including workers鈥 rights, globalization and automation.
Chinese industrialist, Cao Dewang, opened the automotive-glass plant, a former General Motors factory, in Moraine, Ohio with 2,200 American and 200 Chinese workers. The film takes a close-up look at how the two cultures adjust to one another. Tensions rise when the factory doesn鈥檛 initially meet production goals, culminating in a bitter fight over the right to unionize.
Barack Obama congratulated the filmmakers 鈥渇or telling such a complex, moving story about the very human consequences of wrenching economic change. Glad to see two talented and downright good people take home the Oscar for Higher Ground鈥檚 first release.鈥
Reichert noted her film is about an Ohio plant but could be anywhere. 鈥淧eople put on a uniform, punch a clock, trying to make their families have a better life. Working people have it harder and harder these days. We believe that things will get better when workers of the world unite.鈥
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