The Obamas’ production company Higher Ground got off to a gold and glittering start with its Netflix film American Factory, which left Sunday’s Academy Awards with the Oscar for Best Documentary.

Early days of hope and optimism in the Ohio community quickly gave way to setbacks as Chinese business and labor expectations clashed with American factory work culture. The film was distributed by ...

Exclusive: The Obamas’ Netflix doc ‘American Factory’ to launch nationwide social-impact tour Participant Media and its partners in this searing documentary about the future of work discuss ...