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Documentaries and features that capture the American factory floor.

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American Factory

American Factory

Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert

Oscar-winning documentary on a Chinese glass factory opening in a shuttered Ohio GM plant — the tension of American reindustrialization on the floor.

Watch 2019·2019
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The China Hustle

The China Hustle

Jed Rothstein

How a wave of Chinese reverse-mergers hollowed out American capital markets — a cautionary history for industrial policy.

Watch 2018·2018
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Steeltown, U.S.A.

Steeltown, U.S.A.

PBS American Experience

The rise and fall of the steel industry in Youngstown, Ohio — the archetypal American industrial town.

Watch 2000·2000
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Roger & Me

Roger & Me

Michael Moore

The classic documentary about the collapse of Flint, Michigan as GM pulled out — the opening chapter of American deindustrialization.

Watch 1989·1989
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Harlan County, USA

Harlan County, USA

Barbara Kopple

Oscar-winning chronicle of a Kentucky coal-miners' strike — American industrial labor in its most elemental form.

Watch 1976·1976
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Film

Documentaries and features that capture the American factory floor. 5 sources / 5 manual.

Film

American Factory

Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert

Manual

Oscar-winning documentary on a Chinese glass factory opening in a shuttered Ohio GM plant — the tension of American reindustrialization on the floor.

documentarymanufacturinglabor
Film

The China Hustle

Jed Rothstein

Manual

How a wave of Chinese reverse-mergers hollowed out American capital markets — a cautionary history for industrial policy.

documentaryfinancechina
Film

Harlan County, USA

Barbara Kopple

Manual

Oscar-winning chronicle of a Kentucky coal-miners' strike — American industrial labor in its most elemental form.

documentarylaborcoal
Film

Roger & Me

Michael Moore

Manual

The classic documentary about the collapse of Flint, Michigan as GM pulled out — the opening chapter of American deindustrialization.

documentarymanufacturinghistory
Film

Steeltown, U.S.A.

PBS American Experience

Manual

The rise and fall of the steel industry in Youngstown, Ohio — the archetypal American industrial town.

documentarysteelhistory