American Factory, now on Netflix and in select theaters as of today, explores post-industrial Ohio, specifically focusing on a new factory opened by a Chinese billionaire in the husk of an abandoned General Motors plant. What seems like a godsend after 10,000 people lost their jobs at the defunct plant soon becomes much more complicated as the newly hired 2,000 blue-collar Americans work side-by-side with experienced Chinese workers. A culture clash between "high-tech China" and working-class America, further stressed by the language barrier and ongoing issues between management, labor unions, and the …

Netflix has released the trailer for their upcoming documentary American Factory. The new film from Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar (The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant) examines an abandoned General Motors plan in Ohio and what happens when a Chinese billionaire opens up a new factory that brings together blue-collar Americans with Chinese workers. The documentary received a lot of acclaim out of Sundance, and judging from this trailer, it’s not difficult to see why. The film looks to hit at the heart of industrialization and globalization in modern America, and the ensuing culture clashes that …