'American Factory' holds a 97 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and will be Oscar-eligible in 2020.
Roughly one year after the deal has been signed, Michelle and Barack Obamas' production company, Higher Ground Productions, is debuting its first documentary with Netflix.sheds a light on the 2014 U.S. expansion of Fuyao, a Chinese-owned auto-glass company which took over the abandoned General Motors plant in Dayton, Ohio.
"Mrs. Obama said it resonated with her because her father had done an intense, hardworking job for decades just to provide for his family, and she felt the 'Midwesterness' of the film in what she saw on screen,"The Obamas are thrilled about their new venture."...We couldn't be more excited about these projects," the former president said in a statement.
Higher Ground Productions has also highlighted the film's focus on culture wars, describing it as"early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America." Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attend unveiling at National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.The film—which currently holds a 97 percent positivity rating on Rotten Tomatoes—raked in the Best Directing Award for a U.S. Documentary at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. It is also showing in select theaters across the country this week, making it eligible for a potential nod at the Oscars in 2020.
Earlier this year the Obamas appointed Priya Swaminathan , and Tonia Davis as co-leaders of the of Higher Ground Productions. The team continues to work on its slate for the ongoing Netflix deal, including these forthcoming projects:, a historical drama taking place in New York City after World War II. The series, produced by Thelma and Louise writer Callie Khouri, will focus primarily on people of color.
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