{"id":232162,"date":"2019-08-23T11:54:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T06:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=232162"},"modified":"2019-08-23T11:54:27","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T06:54:27","slug":"barack-obama-makes-his-hollywood-debut-with-american-factory-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/barack-obama-makes-his-hollywood-debut-with-american-factory-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Barack Obama Makes His Hollywood Debut With &#8220;American Factory&#8221; [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former US President Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama have made their Hollywood debut with a documentary film <strong>\u2018American Factory.<\/strong>\u2019<\/p>\n<p>This is the first film that has been produced by Obama\u2019s production company <strong>Higher Ground<\/strong> and Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>Released on Wednesday, the documentary is getting positive reviews from critics. Many are calling it \u2018compelling and timely.\u2019<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/muslims-are-terrorists-yet-again-in-shahrukh-khans-netflix-series-bard-of-blood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Muslims Are Terrorists Yet Again in Shahrukh Khan&#8217;s Netflix Series &#8220;Bard of Blood&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>American Factory Plot<\/h3>\n<p>The story revolves around the events after a Chinese company took over an abandoned General Motors plant in Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s about the lives of thousands of workers, who lost their jobs in the 2008 recession. Some of them were later hired by the Chinese company to make automotive glass.<\/p>\n<p>Obama described it as appealing and connecting on his Twitter post.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/game-of-thrones-creators-sign-a-whopping-200-million-deal-with-netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Game of Thrones Creators Sign a Whopping $200 Million Deal with Netflix<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cA good story gives you the chance to understand someone else&#8217;s life better. It can help you find common ground. And it&#8217;s why Michelle and I were drawn to Higher Ground&#8217;s first film.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A good story gives you the chance to better understand someone else\u2019s life. It can help you find common ground. And it\u2019s why Michelle and I were drawn to Higher Ground\u2019s first film, American Factory. Take a look at our conversation with the directors, and check it out on Netflix. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KzkYFqjrFV\">pic.twitter.com\/KzkYFqjrFV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barack Obama (@BarackObama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1164192919047299072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe want people to be able to get outside of themselves and experience and understand the lives of somebody else.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Michelle, on the other hand, was quite taken by the opening scenes of workers on the factory floor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pakistani-drama-khaani-is-now-available-on-netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pakistani Drama &#8220;Khaani&#8221; Is Now Available On Netflix!<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cThat was my background, that was my father,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOne of the many things I love about this film\u2026is that you let people tell their own story. \u2018American Factory\u2019 doesn\u2019t come in with a perspective; it&#8217;s not an editorial.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Obama\u2019s <strong>Higher Ground Productions<\/strong> has signed a multi-year contract with Netflix. Under the deal, they will produce, curate, and acquire content for distribution on the streaming service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former US President Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama have made their Hollywood debut with a documentary film \u2018American Factory.\u2019 This is the first film that has been produced by Obama\u2019s production company Higher Ground and Netflix. Released on Wednesday, the documentary is getting positive reviews from critics. Many are calling it \u2018compelling and timely.\u2019 ALSO READ Muslims Are Terrorists [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/barack-obama-makes-his-hollywood-debut-with-american-factory-video\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":232173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2199,2368,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-232162","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-hollywood","9":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"You can watch it on Netflix now.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Obama-Netflix-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Obama-Netflix-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Obama-Netflix.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Raza Rizvi","categories_name":["Featured","Hollywood","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Barack Obama Makes His Hollywood Debut With \u201cAmerican Factory\u201d [Video]","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2199,2368,1297&exclude=232162","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232162"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=232162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}