There's been plenty of buzz about American Factory, the Netflix documentary that provides an incredible fly-on-the-wall look as Chinese glass manufacturer Fuyao takes over an abandoned General Motors plant near Dayton, Ohio. American Factory nabbed the U.S. Documentary Directing prize at the Sundance Film Festival and is even being backed by Higher Ground Productions, the production company run by Barack and Michelle Obama. But the folks behind American Factory aren't just after prizes and press. They also want the film to open up a conversation in communities across the country about the future of work and other issues presented in the film. On this episode, Scott Paul talks to Melinda Arons, senior vice president of social impact at Participant Media, to learn more about the upcoming American Factory tour,
There's been plenty of buzz about American Factory, the Netflix documentary that provides an incredible fly-on-the-wall look as Chinese glass manufacturer Fuyao takes over an abandoned General Motors plant near Dayton, Ohio. American Factory nabbed the U.S. Documentary Directing prize at the Sundance Film Festival and is even being backed by Higher Ground Productions, the production company run by Barack and Michelle Obama.
But the folks behind American Factory aren't just after prizes and press. They also want the film to open up a conversation in communities across the country about the future of work and other issues presented in the film. On this episode, Scott Paul talks to Melinda Arons, senior vice president of social impact at Participant Media, to learn more about the upcoming American Factory tour,