“American Factory,” the first Netflix project released under the banner of Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground Productions, won an Academy Award at the 2020 Oscars on Sunday night. The documentary, directed by filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar, won the award for Best Documentary Feature. Congrats to Julia and Steven, the filmmakers behind American Factory, for telling such a complex, moving story about the very human consequences of wrenching economic change. https://t.co/W4AZ68iWoY — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 10, 2020“American Factory” was released on the streaming service last year in August. “American Factory” won the Directing Award for a U.S. documentary at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.

Source: Huffington Post February 10, 2020 02:37 UTC