Steven Bognar

Pioneering filmmaker Julia Reichert, who passed away in 2022, shares the intimate story of her youth, as a working-class girl, and how she began to dream of a larger life for herself, coming to embrace her working-class identity, and discovering feminism, documentary filmmaking, and her own voice. This luminous short film was edited and completed by Julia’s partner Steven Bognar.

Pioneering filmmaker Julia Reichert, who passed away in 2022, shares the intimate story of her youth, as a working-class girl, and how she began to dream of a larger life for herself, coming to embrace her working-class identity, and discovering feminism, documentary filmmaking, and her own voice. This luminous short film was edited and completed by Julia’s partner Steven Bognar.

Dave Chappelle provides the community he calls home with two things desperately needed in difficult times – economic and comic relief. What began as an experimental socially-distanced live comedy show in a neighbor's cornfield, grew into an unforgettable summer with his neighbors, friends and fellow comedians.

Documents a southern Ohio story of partnership and creative problem-solving that helped a hospital tackle its PPE shortage.

In the early 1970s, a group of secretaries in Boston decided that they had suffered in silence long enough. They started fighting back, creating a movement to force changes in their workplaces. This movement became national, and is a largely forgotten story of U.S. twentieth century history. It encapsulates a unique intersection of the women’s movement with the labor movement. The awareness these secretaries brought to bear on women’s work reverberates even today. Clericals were the low-wage workers of their era. America now confronts the growing reality of deep income inequality. The stories and strategies of these bold, creative women resonates in contemporary America.

In the early 1970s, a group of secretaries in Boston decided that they had suffered in silence long enough. They started fighting back, creating a movement to force changes in their workplaces. This movement became national, and is a largely forgotten story of U.S. twentieth century history. It encapsulates a unique intersection of the women’s movement with the labor movement. The awareness these secretaries brought to bear on women’s work reverberates even today. Clericals were the low-wage workers of their era. America now confronts the growing reality of deep income inequality. The stories and strategies of these bold, creative women resonates in contemporary America.

In the early 1970s, a group of secretaries in Boston decided that they had suffered in silence long enough. They started fighting back, creating a movement to force changes in their workplaces. This movement became national, and is a largely forgotten story of U.S. twentieth century history. It encapsulates a unique intersection of the women’s movement with the labor movement. The awareness these secretaries brought to bear on women’s work reverberates even today. Clericals were the low-wage workers of their era. America now confronts the growing reality of deep income inequality. The stories and strategies of these bold, creative women resonates in contemporary America.

From Dave: Normally I wouldn't show you something so unrefined, I hope you understand.

전 미국 대통령 버락 오바마 부부가 감독 스티븐 보그나와 줄리아 라이커트를 만난다. 네 사람이 말하는 《아메리칸 팩토리》. 그들은 알고 있다, 스토리텔링의 힘을.

공장은 문을 닫고 일자리는 사라진 오하이오. 한 중국 기업이 그곳에 공장을 연다. 희망이 둥지를 튼다. 하지만 두 국가의 문화가 충돌하면서, 도시에는 암운이 드리운다.

공장은 문을 닫고 일자리는 사라진 오하이오. 한 중국 기업이 그곳에 공장을 연다. 희망이 둥지를 튼다. 하지만 두 국가의 문화가 충돌하면서, 도시에는 암운이 드리운다.

Shot in Cincinnati, Making Morning Star presents a behind-the-scenes look at the joys and challenges of developing a new American opera. Featuring interviews with composer Ricky Ian Gordon, librettist William M. Hoffman, and director Ron Daniels, the film captures the delicate collaborative balance of personalities during an intense workshop hosted by the Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati’s Conservatory of Music

As cinemas across the United States transition to digital projectors, this short documentary celebrates the beauty of traditional 35-millimeter film.

As cinemas across the United States transition to digital projectors, this short documentary celebrates the beauty of traditional 35-millimeter film.

As cinemas across the United States transition to digital projectors, this short documentary celebrates the beauty of traditional 35-millimeter film.

Sheri "Sparkle" Williams has been a star dancer with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) for nearly 40 years, a track record virtually unheard of in the professional dance community. The powerhouse dancer suffers her first serious injury, on stage during a bold performance. She must decide whether to face the tough work needed to recover in time for a return to the stage... at age 49

The inside story of the last days of a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio, as lived by the people who worked the line.

The inside story of the last days of a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio, as lived by the people who worked the line.

The inside story of the last days of a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio, as lived by the people who worked the line.

The inside story of the last days of a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio, as lived by the people who worked the line.

The inside story of the last days of a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio, as lived by the people who worked the line.

An abandoned teen jumps a freight train in Philadelphia intent on reaching his uncle in Indiana, whom he believes will help him with financial difficulties including a pregnant girlfriend. In Ohio, he meets another homeless teen, who escorts him to his uncle. Finding his uncle equally broke, the duo head on to Oklahoma City to try to find the first teen's long-gone ex-con father. A confrontation between father and son send the duo on into exploits in the west including getting beaten up, busting into an Indian reservation church, and hitch-hiking with a beautiful nurse.

An eight-year chronicle of the filmmaker's father.

An eight-year chronicle of the filmmaker's father.

An eight-year chronicle of the filmmaker's father.

An eight-year chronicle of the filmmaker's father.

An eight-year chronicle of the filmmaker's father.

Goose leaves the gang life behind after pleas from his girlfriend. But it isn't long before he's pulled back into the world of violence.