Dayton-Filmed 'American Factory' Wins Oscar for Best Documentary Feature

American Factory, the 2019 documentary directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at Sunday’s awards. The film follows the Chinese company Fuyao’s factory in Moraine, which occupies the former General Motors plant.

AMERICAN FACTORY tells an emotional, local story that resonates globally. Directors Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert have created a masterwork that examines culture, labor and class struggle, and challenges us to consider what unites us instead of what separates us. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/QOYpeXXfTA

— Netflix Film (@NetflixFilm) February 10, 2020