American Factory

When the Chinese company reopens the shuttered GM plant, 2,000 jobs return to Ohio. Hope floods back to a devastated community.

Oscar-winning filmmakers gain unprecedented fly-on-the-wall access to both the Ohio factory floor and corporate headquarters in China. No narration, no interviews—just cameras capturing culture clash in real time. We watch optimism curdle as Chinese efficiency standards collide with American expectations. The filmmakers don't take sides; they let workers and managers speak for themselves.

A masterclass in understanding how profoundly different cultures approach work—and what happens when globalization forces them to occupy the same factory floor.