LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS TRULY TRANSCENDENT FILM

One of the most powerful, thought-provoking documentaries of this year that will challenge your point of view...It's an old-school observational documentary in the very best sense of the term...The movie is eye-opening - a windshield on the new world...It's the kind of astonishing story that could serve as the dramatic spine of an alternate history novel...To see it is to ask ourselves tough questions about what we expect from work and life, and about where the quest for "efficiency" ends...Tells a fascinating story about America today, one that doesn't fit so neatly into any ideological box...American Factory is one of the most striking pieces of documentary political agitprop for organized labor since Barbara Kopple's masterful Harlan County, USA...Though viewers are likely to take one side or the other, Bognar and Reichert tell the story of Fuyao as impartially as possible which allows their subjects remarkable authenticity...It is the best, purest type of documentary filmmaking, making its argument not through talking heads and proselytizing but rather through the evidence of one's eyes and ears...The real world is not a just or simple place, this thorough, compelling documentary points out, no matter how deeply we may wish it were...Complex, stirring, timely and beautifully shaped...Should be required viewing for anyone who ever questions why unions or labour movements are necessary and vital...American Factory is going to be one of the most essential documentaries of the year...If American Factory has any immediate takeaway, it is that regardless of where you are working in the world, there is always someone in power looking to exploit you...American Factory demands comparison to Barbara Kopple's Oscar-winning masterpiece American Dream with its frank and laudably objective portrait of the USA's working class and its struggle for prosperity...American Factory constantly reminds us that everyone, no matter where they're from and despite their divergent motivations, shares the same basic needs for security and purpose...This documentary feels like the beginning of a very different America and that we have such an intimate portrait of the change to come is a remarkable achievement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m36QeKOJ2Fc