What was the name of Obama's first film
Driven by the powerful global economic forces, the topic of how American and Chinese workers, from blue collar to management, have changed their lives has attracted the attention of former US presidents Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.
According to Agence France Presse reported on August 19, the Obamas bought "American factory" at the Sundance Film Festival in January this year and became producers. The film will be launched on Netflix and some cinemas on August 21. This is also the first film launched by their film and television production company 'highland production company'.
The film tells about the reopening of a large factory in a community in the rust belt of the Midwest. At first, the community people were optimistic and positive about the important jobs they brought, but then there were some cultural conflicts because the Chinese management of the factory put forward strict and harsh requirements for the workers and fired those workers who did not comply with the regulations, but in the end, they closed the cultural gap and benefited from the wave of globalization.
Steven & middot; Bognar and Julia & middot; "Mrs. Obama said the film resonated with her. Her father has worked hard for decades to support her family," Wright told AFP. From what she saw on the screen, she felt the characteristics of the rust belt in the Midwest depicted in the film. "
Wright said: "she also felt her family in the film. I think the president also felt some policy and broad globalization issues through the documentary."
It is reported that, in fact, the film is based on the story of Chinese 'Glass King' Cao Dewang opening a factory in the United States. In 2008, director Rickett filmed the closing of the GM plant. When Cao Dewang's Fuyao company bought the plant and reopened it, Rickett returned here to shoot the documentary American factory. Cao Dewang also expressed his deep interest in bridging the cultural gap and showing that Chinese capital is making profits.