Julia Reichert, the co-director of best documentary winner “American Factory,” which was produced by former President Barack Obama’s new film company, apparently quoted from Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ infamous book during her acceptance speech on Sunday night. American Factory is nominated for Documentary (Feature) for Oscars 2020. AMERICAN FACTORY accepts the Oscar for Documentary (Feature) at Oscars 2020. The film is set in post-industrial Ohio, as a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned GM plant and hires 2,000 blue-collar Americans. "American Factory" won the Oscar for best documentary on Sunday. Yellow Springs, Ohio, filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar won their first Oscar Feb. 9, 2020, for Dayton, Ohio, made documentary “American Factory.” They share the award with Jeff Reichert. An American filmmaker echoed a rallying cry from The Communist Manifesto during the 2020 Academy Awards, calling for the "workers of the world" to "unite.". RELATED: See the full list of Oscars 2020 Winners! Watch Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert and Jeff Reichert accept the Oscar for Documentary (Feature) for AMERICAN FACTORY at Oscars 2020. 'Glad to see American Factory's Oscar nod for Best Documentary. It's the kind of story we don't see often enough and it's exactly what Michelle and I hope to achieve with Higher Ground. 'American' Factory won the Oscar for Documentary (Feature) at the 92nd Academy Awards. Get the latest updates, photos and videos for the 92nd Academy Awards. It is the first release from Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground Productions. “The Communist Manifesto” got a shoutout during the 2020 Oscars. Watch their full press room interview!