Obamas' first film wins best documentary OscarUS directors Steven Bognar (C) and Julia Reichert (L) accept the award for Best Documentary Feature for 'American Factory'HOLLYWOOD (UNITED STATES) - "American Factory", a documentary produced by Barack and Michelle Obama for Netflix about a manufacturing plant in the US Midwest reopened by a Chinese billionaire, won the Oscar for best documentary on Sunday. "Our film is from Ohio and China," director Julia Reichert said while accepting her golden statuette. "Glad to see two talented and downright good people take home the Oscar for Higher Ground's first release," he tweeted. Michelle said she was "glad to see their heart and honesty recognized -- because the best stories are rarely tidy or perfect." "The Edge of Democracy", "The Cave", "For Sama" and "Honeyland" were also up for best documentary.

Source: Bangkok Post February 10, 2020 03:52 UTC