Locally made film ‘American Factory’ wins best documentary feature during Film Independent Spirit Awards 2020

The film is a nominee for an Academy Award tonight in the same category.

>>PHOTOS: ‘American Factory’ recognized as best documentary feature at Film Independent Spirit Awards

Credit: Phillip Faraone

Credit: Phillip Faraone

"Our film tries to ask questions about the fate of working people in Ohio, in China and really around the world. The kind of people that punch a clock, put on a uniform and work for an hourly rage," Reichert said during the acceptance speech.

"We all know that income equality is growing and widens and it's kind of becoming a canyon and we all know that. Our film tries to ask the question: Is this the way we want the world to be? No, it's not and we could do something about it. We're all citizens. We have a lot of power."

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Reichert thanked the factories featured in the film for "trusting us to bear witness to their hard work and fight for a decent life."

“American Factory” follows the creation of the Chinese-owned automotive glass-factory Fuyao Glass America in the same building that had once housed a General Motors assembly operation in Moraine.

>> The story behind ‘American Factory’ with Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar

Bognar and Reichert, a couple together for more than 30 years, received an Academy Award nomination in the "Best Documentary (short subject)" category for their 2009 HBO film "The Last Truck" about the closing of that very same GM plant in Moraine.

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Credit: Tommaso Boddi

Credit: Tommaso Boddi

OTHER WINNERS:

"The Farewell" and "Uncut Gems" were two of the big winners Saturday at the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Read more here.